Many people wrongly assume the most important issue is money. While it isn't trivial, it's way down the list.
[On conveying values,] there is a sense that these things go on throughout their life, ... it's not a matter of 'tell me from scratch,' but a sense that these dimensions of our relationship at the end of the day may be more important than a thousand dollars here or $100,000 there.
No one considered whether a life without work would be satisfying or sustainable.
Retirement can be a bit of a wonderland. But there are some patches of quicksand and some mines in the field.
They've been able to take some notes on what aspects of retirement are attractive and what is unappealing.
Many people wrongly assume that the most important issue among families is money and wealth transfer -- it's not. What we found was the memories, the stories, the values were 10 times more important to people than the money.
Baby boomers, who are starting to turn 60 this year, are probably well aware of the financial challenges that lay ahead but few may realize what they will experience emotionally. We have discovered that retirement is a complex process made up of distinct emotional stages, similar to other life transitions, such as pregnancy or grieving and loss.
We are about to see the biggest transfer of wealth in history, and we found that everyone was focused on the wrong thing.
You can't play golf forever.
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