8 Ways to Get Better Acquainted with Your New Retirement Life

Preparing for retirement is not just about money, it means thinking through what this new phase of life might look like. In the American College of Financial Services curriculum for the Retirement Income Certified ProfessionalÂŽ designation for financial advisers, we spend a lot of time on fact-finding. One aspect of this is helping pre-retirees think through life in retirement. One way to do this is to take a journey through the various aspects of retirement life.

Here are eight common retirement themes and some corresponding questions to ask yourself and to discuss with your spouse to help build a better, more well-defined retirement future.

1. Health

In 2018, a 65-year-old couple entering