How to Create a Better Life in the Fifties and Beyond
This book is a product of the early 21st century, when the global population is facing three challenges:
- Populations are ageing, as birth rates decline in the developing countries
- The technological revolution often forces people out of full-time employment in their fifties
- Life expectancy is extending beyond 80 years of age, thanks to the contribution of medical science.
This creates a 30-year dilemma for many people. The old concept of retirement at 65, and dignified departure at 70 is obsolete. It has been replaced by the concept of Lifestyle Transitions - from full-time employment at 55 to a diversified Portfolio Career until the early eighties, and beyond.
The opportunities which lie ahead for the imaginative 55-year-old today are truly exciting - but many fail to plan ahead in sufficient time and thus limit their options quite unnecessarily. This book makes a significant contribution to this Lifestyle Transition planning process - and thus to society at large, which can ill-afford to lose the skills and experience of the Baby Boomer generation.
