The Couple's Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Creating an Amazing New Life Together

The essential retirement planning book, including the ten key conversations couples should have to create a happy, healthy, and successful retirement!
Retirement can be the best time of your life, but for couples, there's far more to it than cashing in on your 401(k). The most important asset you have during retirement is each other, yet many couples aren't sure where to begin or how to plan for retirement. The Couple's Retirement Puzzle reveals the ten key conversations couples should tackle before retirement to ensure a rewarding second half of life together, including:
Do we have enough money to support the lifestyle we want? Should we retire simultaneously or separately? Do we stay put or explore new frontiers? How will we balance time together and time apart? And more!Filled with smart practical advice, engaging anecdotes, and helpful exercises, The Couple's Retirement Puzzle is a marriage book for couples that will guide you and your partner to a fulfilling, happy retirement you can enjoy and celebrate together.

Roberta Taylor is a Board Certified Coach, experienced psychotherapist, consultant, author and speaker. Her career spans over forty years in both the public and private sector. She is Principal of Pathmaking for Life specializing in working with couples in retirement transition and single women 60 and over. She delivers seminars and facilitates workshops related to retirement transition for professional, educational and community organizations. She works with financial professionals to bring Holistic Life Planning to their organizations and clients. She received her BS in nursing from the State University of New York and her Master’s in Developmental Psychology from Rollins College. She serves on the board of the New England Chapter of the National Speaker’s Association where she co-ordinates the Fast Track Speaker’s School. She is a member of The Life Planning Network, American Society on Aging, International Women’s Writer’s Guild and co-chair of The Boston Chapter of The Transition Network. Roberta is working on her next book for and about single women 60 and over. She resides in Waltham, MA with her husband Bruce.

Dorian Mintzer, M.S.W., Ph.D., and Board Certified Coach is a licensed Psychologist, Life and Retirement Transition Coach, Money and Couples Relationship Coach and Executive Coach. She is also a Speaker, Consultant, Writer and Teacher. She facilitates workshops and speaks to community and professional groups on topics related to Retirement Transition Planning, Positive Psychology, Mid-Life Issues and Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life. She facilitates groups for individuals and for couples and consults with professionals. She is founder of the Boomers and Beyond Special Interest Group for Interdisciplinary Professionals and the “Revolutionize your Retirement” interview series for professionals and the public. She utilizes her life experiences, clinical work and expertise in adult development, life and retirement planning and positive psychology in her work to help individuals and couples navigate the second half of life. She has contributed to 70 Things to do When you Turn 70, 65 Things to Do When you Retire and its sequel Travel; Live Smart After 50! and The 6 Secrets to a Happy Retirement. She is a member of The National Speakers Association and the Life Planning Network. Learn more about Dorian at www.revolutionizeretirement.com and www.couplesretirementpuzzle.com.