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How to Find the Right Retirement Location for You

When it comes to planning your retirement, the options can feel endless. At what age will you retire? Do you want to downsize? Pick up a new hobby or part-time job? Will you buy or rent? What kind of retirement lifestyle are you looking for?

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Talking to Adult Children About Your Retirement Plans

Talking to your adult children about plans for your later years can be challenging. Big lifestyle changes, even if they are positive or necessary, are difficult to embrace when you have been living one way for a long time. For instance, moving away from the home where you raised your family is bittersweet, and may bring back a lot of memories.

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How to Preserve Your Family History

How much do you know about your family history? Memories fade, but photos, letters, journals and family trees can help preserve those memories for generations to come. We learn from each other and can see how we’re different, and at the same time, not all that different, from the generations that came before us.

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Moving to a New Retirement Community? How to Make it Feel Like Home 

Moving to a retirement community can be a wonderful, fresh start. Even though the change may be bittersweet, it can be an exciting and positive transition to make changes that fit your changing life in your retirement years. You are about to experience new places, meet new people and maybe even find new hobbies and interests.