Future Perfect: Retirement Strategies for Productive People

Janet Arnett is the former campus manager of adult education at Ontario’s Georgian College. She is the author of Antiques and Collectibles: Starting Small, The Grange at Knock, and 673 Ways to Save Money.

It’s not about financial planning. As the authors state, there’s no
shortage of books on that. This one is about what you are going to do
with your time, energy, skills, and creativity after 65. Is it to be
retirement or renewal, a time to watch the grass grow or to reinvent
yourself, follow new paths, and thrive in new roles?

The retirement years are presented as a time of change, a new
opportunity to seek satisfaction from one’s “next career,” whether
that’s volunteer work, travel, hobbies, or full- or part-time
employment.

Using case studies as examples, the authors lead the reader through the
steps of conducting a skills inventory and being open to possibilities.
Demographics, stats, and charts support the position that mandatory
retirement is an outdated concept that, today, amounts to age
discrimination. It is hurting not only individuals, but also employers
and society, all of whom could benefit from the productivity of
experienced, knowledgeable workers.

The book is a fresh look at retirement planning and will be of interest
to individuals thinking about their own future and to human-resources
professionals contemplating the source, quality, and nature of their
future workforce.