Plan Now for the Life You WantToday's economic realities have reset our expectations of what retirement is, yet there's still the promise for what it can be: a life stage filled with more freedom and potential than ever before. Given the new normal, how do you plan for a future filled with prosperity, health, and happiness? As a companion to What Color Is Your Parachute?, the world's best-selling career book, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement offers both a holistic, big-picture look at these years as well as practical tools and exercises to help you build a life full of security, vitality, and community.This second edition contains updates throughout, including a section on Social Security, an in-depth exercise on values and how they inform your retirement map, and the one-of-a-kind resource for organizing the sea of information on finances and mental and physical health: the Retirement Well-Being Profile. More than a guide on where to live, how to stay active, or which investments to choose, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement helps you develop a detailed picture of your ideal retirement, so that-whether you're planning retirement or are there already-you can take a comprehensive approach to make the most of these vital years.

Preface . . . . . viiiWhat to Expect from This New Edition . . . . . xiiChapter ONE        Retirement Is Dead—Long Live Retirement!     1The retirement we knew is disappearing. Do you want a finish line or a marker on your journey? Ten ways to customize your transition. Chapter TWOThe Retirement You’ve Always Wanted but Forgot About     23What we all want in life. Six fields of knowledge that support well-being. What are the elements of your ideal retirement?Chapter THREEThe Life You Can Live (Right Now)     41How we make big life decisions. Are you buying a “lifestyle” or creating a life? Ten steps to activate your core values.Chapter FOURRetirement Economics Is More Than Personal Finance     73A family approach to retirement economics. The original pyramid scheme. Your three-legged stool is wobbly. The spending-saving seesaw.Chapter FIVEA New Approach to Retirement Security     101Five pillars are better than three legs. How to use automatic systems for saving, investing, and income. Where to find a fiduciary advisor.Chapter SIXThe Nature of Space and Time     127Four layers of retirement geography. Is your dream home a nightmare? Calling it a community doesn’t make it one. Your essential region.Chapter SEVENMedicine—Who’s in Charge?     155How much medicine will you buy? Your medical philosophy, and what it costs. Choose medical relationships before you need them.Chapter EIGHTHealth from the Inside Out    173Our biology plus medicine equals health. What’s your biological age? The longevity class reunion. Three practices for biological vitality.Chapter NINEA New Chapter in Psychology 189Are you trying to fix your weaknesses? Three paths to happiness. Staying engaged in work—and retirement, too! Your greatest strengths.Chapter TENHappiness Is Only Real When Shared                     217Work connections wither and die. Build relationships in advance. Your three levels of social connection. Retirement with that special someone.Chapter ELEVENThe New Retirement—an Undivided Life     235Connect your life circles for well-being. Do you have a calling? Don’t wait for retirement—start living your ideal life now! Appendix: The Retirement Well-Being Profile . . . . . 252Resources . . . . . 254Acknowledgments . . . . . 264Index . . . . . 266About the Authors . . . . . 274