Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A Retirement and Aging Roadmap for Single and Childless Adults
Sara Zeff Geber
Apr 2018 · Mango Media Inc.
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A practical yet humorous guide to aging solo gracefully and achieving a happy retirement.
In Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers, certified retirement coach Sara Zeff Geber coins the term “Solo Ager” to refer to the segment of society that either does not have adult children or is single and believes they will be on their own as they grow older. This book explores the path ahead for this group. That includes choices in housing, relationships, legal arrangements, finances, and more.
Geber reviews the role of adult children in an aging parent’s world and suggests ways in which Solo Agers can mitigate the absence of adult children by relationship building and rigorous planning for their future. Geber shares her expertise on what constitutes a fulfilling older life and how Solo Agers can maximize their opportunities for financial security, physical health, meaning and purpose in the second half of life, and, finally, planning for the end game.
Through real-life stories and anecdotes, the author explores housing choices, relationships, and building a support system. You will learn about:
In Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers, certified retirement coach Sara Zeff Geber coins the term “Solo Ager” to refer to the segment of society that either does not have adult children or is single and believes they will be on their own as they grow older. This book explores the path ahead for this group. That includes choices in housing, relationships, legal arrangements, finances, and more.
Geber reviews the role of adult children in an aging parent’s world and suggests ways in which Solo Agers can mitigate the absence of adult children by relationship building and rigorous planning for their future. Geber shares her expertise on what constitutes a fulfilling older life and how Solo Agers can maximize their opportunities for financial security, physical health, meaning and purpose in the second half of life, and, finally, planning for the end game.
Through real-life stories and anecdotes, the author explores housing choices, relationships, and building a support system. You will learn about:
· different levels of care and independence in various types of living arrangements
· how to initiate discussions among friends and relatives about end-of-life treatment
· “what if” scenarios
· who to talk to about legal and financial decisions
And it’s not just the Solo Ager that can learn from this book. Financial advisors, elder law and estate attorneys, senior care managers, and others whose clientele is on the far side of sixty will benefit as well.
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About the author
A certified retirement coach and workshop leader Sara Zeff Geber is a recognized expert in the field of planning for the next phase of life, with a focus on the 55+ age group. Sara has been among the first professionals in the field to recognize that the baby boom generation would re-invent the whole notion of retirement in a very exciting way. Sara’s professional roots are in organizational psychology. She has worked extensively in the area of leadership development, helping professionals understand the importance of their personality and behavioral style to the kind of work they choose to do and becoming more effective within their chosen field. In her current work Dr. Zeff Geber has shifted that knowledge and expertise to helping people understand how their background, style, and personality can lead to a more satisfying post-career lifestyle or 55+ job shift. Sara has a Ph.D. in Counseling and Organizational Behavior, a M.A. in Guidance and Counseling, and a B.A in Psychology. She has worked successfully, both nationally and internationally, with multi-billion dollar corporations, small to medium-size organizations, and independent individuals.. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Sara is an active member in the Financial Planning Association of Silicon Valley, the Life Planning Network, and Women in Consulting. She is on the leadership team for the NorCal Life Planning Network. In her scarce spare time Sara sings soprano in Schola Cantorum, a premier Silicon Valley choir, skis in the winter and grows vegetables in her garden in the summer. She lives with her husband and their elderly canine companion in San Francisco Bay Area, CA.Harry “Rick” Moody is the author of over 100 scholarly articles, as well as numerous books on aging. Dr. Moody previously served as Executive Director of the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College and was Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel (now Road Scholar). His new book, Gerontology: The Basics, will be published by Routledge in 2017. In 2011 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society on Aging; in 2010, the Robert Kahn Award for Successful Aging, from Masterpiece Living and in 2008 he was named by Utne Reader Magazine as one of “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.” Dr. Moody lives with his wife in Boulder, Colorado.
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