In Episode 7 of the ‘Key Life Stages’ season, Simon and Bex explain that the nature of retirement can vary from person to person and they discuss how to thrive in retirement.

Some key points covered in this episode include the following:

• Simon identifies four factors that can come into play when considering what ‘retirement’ means for each individual [02:09]: Age [02:44]; Stage [03:25]; Health [03:57]; Income. [04:38]
• Simon explains that the process of ‘retirement transition’ requires people to weigh up their priorities regarding matters such as money, career, health, family and other relationships. [06:19]
• In response to a question from Bex, Simon provides some top tips for doing retirement well, based on his experiences of working with clients over the years. [10:34]
• Bex draws attention to the relevance of the Season 3 episode on ‘Decumulation’ (which is being released next week) because of its focus on managing money in retirement. [17:02]
• Using Numbers 8.24-26 as his starting point, Simon comments on what the Bible says about retirement and then puts forward some suggestions for inclusion in a Christian perspective on retirement in the 21st century. [20:02]

The final 'Key Life Stages’ episode will be devoted to the topic of ‘End of Life Planning'.

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