Bill Losey is a highly sought-after adviser, educator, and author. He has nearly 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He’s a certified financial planner, a certified senior adviser, and certified RSP-trained retirement coach. He’s the founder of National Retirement Planning Month. He publishes Retirement Intelligent, an award winning newsletter that reaches thousands of subscribers worldwide. And he’s the author of a fantastic new book called “Retire In a Weekend: The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Making Work Optional.”

This interview is the first in a series of 12 interviews I have conducted with true experts.  I am so excited about the value of the information provided by each of these extraordinary people, I just could not wait to share this one with you.

In this interview, Bill provides pragmatic advice and practical steps which help you create the retirement of your dreams beginning right now.

Whether you are 30, 60, or 70, following the financial strategies Bill outlines in this interview will guarantee that you have everything you need financially to create the abundant retirement you desire.

He likes to say ‘life is too long NOT to be doing those things that are fun and rewarding” and explains why it is so vital to begin with a clear image of what, outside of money, is really important to you.   

Bill Losey “America’s Retirement Strategist”

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I am standing for all that is possible for you.

Sincerely and gratefully,

Steve

Your Retirement Success Champion

PS - I invite you to share this post with your friends and family.  I promise you they will thank you for it.

With the launch of the amazing Miraculous Retirement Coaching Program, I have been closely monitoring  a couple of interesting information sources. 

And, my interest in the practical application of binaural audio and subliminal video programs has me monitoring the work being done by organizations like Sharp Brains, Immrama Institute, and Hypnotic I Media are doing. 

Every once in a while, these topics cross over in very intersting ways. 

For instance, I saw reference to an article entitled “Ten Important Truths About Aging“ by Elkhonon Goldberg and Alvaro Fernandez of Sharp Brains (www.sharpbrains.com).

I was really stunned by the implications of these Truths:

     Neuropsychology Indicates That We Can Control Our Aging

     Aging Means Lifelong Development, Not Automatic Decline

     Some Skills Improve With Age

     Some Skills Need To Be Continuously Nurtured And Trained

     Not All Instances Of Forgetting Are Of Equal Concern

     We Are In Control, To A Large Extent

     There Are Four “Pillars Of Brain Health”

     Cross-Training Our Brains Builds Up Cognitive Reserve

     Computer-Based Brain Exercise Programs Can Help

     Embrace “Good” Stress; Eliminate “Bad” Stress

     Retirement Is Overrated

The article also makes reference to a recent book The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older, by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg.  

In it Dr. Goldberg explains:   

“that as we undergo experiences, we actually change our brains by creating new neurons and synapses.  This process never stops; our brains enjoy lifelong plasticity.  Until recently, a popular misconception was that neurons die as we age and do not get replenished. Now, neurogenesis, or the ability of our brains to create new neurons until the very day we die, is a proven reality.”

The article concludes:

“Many baby boomers want to remain active and mentally stimulated beyond arbitrary retirement ages. Given demographic trends, this will create a large group of people working into their 60s, 70s, and 80s. Society at large will have to adapt its education, health and employment policies to benefit from this trend.

In summary, the latest neuroscientific research has shown that, contrary to popular belief, the brain is constantly undergoing neurogenesis.  Learning new things and targeted mental exercise promote the development of new neurons and connections between neurons, just as muscle growth is promoted through physical exercise—and this can take place at all ages.  Indeed, work itself, and embarking on second and third careers, can provide great cognitive exercise.”

Did you get that?

In another of my recent posts, The Miraculous Sound of Clarity, An Education For Entrepreneurs & Retirement Planning In A Box, I reference Marc Freedman’s book “Encore - Find Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life” indicating that this is precisely what people approaching retirement are doing.   

As you dig a little deeper you will discover that doing something you are truly passionate about provides maximal cognitive stimulation with minimal ‘bad’ stress. 

So if, as you approach retirment age, you begin pursuing the interests or vocations you are truly passionate about; perhaps those you have deferred for years, you will not only be more satified and joy-filled, but you will likely live a longer, healthier life as well.

With sincere gratitude,

Steve

www.championsuccess.com

I saw this headline today:

Planners Wanted ASAP - Needed: 50,000 new financial planners, and in a hurry

This article caught my eye.

Maybe it is because I have been in deep conversation with my friend and financial expert Joe Quenneville, http://retirementpitfalls.com/.

Or maybe it was because I just finished my second read of my associate Bill Losey’s terrific book, “Retire in a Weekend” http://retireinaweekend.com/

Or maybe it is all the research and preparation my team has done in preparation for the launch of our amazing new group coaching program, The Miraculous Retirement Coaching Program.

Regardless of the reason, with my fascination with demographic trends, I thought it was interesting that the shear numbers of boomers that are approaching that magical age called ‘retirement’ has, once again, sparked and entire industry into hyper-drive.

You might be interested in what Jane Bryant Quinn has to offer about finding the right financial planner. I have provided the link to the article ‘Planners Wanted ASAP’ below.

Before you go though, I want to tell you that we recently conducted a survey to learn more about what people like you were thinking about retirement.

2 crystal clear indications emerged:

First, those of you who are within 10 years of retirement (baby boomers) are totally clear about what you want in retirement.

Second 81% of you say are NOT sure you will have what you need to do it.

What this says to me is that you are not clear about how you are going to get what you want.

Don’t let anything keep you from learning how you can have it all, exactly as you want it to be.

With sincere gratitude and appreciation,

Steve

http://www.championsuccess.com/

PS - The link to the Newsweek article about financial planners is:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/114770