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In Australian Shareholders Association Equity magazine, March 2024 edition, this article was published.

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Thank you very much for an informative and thought provoking few weeks. The course has enabled me to move from a state of thinking a simple …”Great I can retire in a few years so it’s an easy and stress-free existence until I fall off the perch”… and has made me focus on the fact that my life could be a massive void without a full time job; and I need to have a definite plan to ensure an active and fulfilled life post-full time employment....

Written by Nick Freedman, Founder of Retire on Purpose. 

Time is a fascinating concept. From a very young age when school begins, our day is orientated around the movement of time. What time does the school bell ring? Where do I need to be when I hear the sound?  What lesson starts after morning recess? 

Then as we grow through teen years, new questions emerge around time. How long 'til I can drive? How many years left until I finish study and start working? 

Life...

On March 15th 2023, I was invited to share my ideas at Disrupt HR in Sydney. This keynote talk helps HR leaders connect with the risks and issues with letting retirees leave without first handing down their 80,000 hours of experience.    

If you work in HR and want to find out more, email or call Nick to book in a time to talk. [email protected]  +612 8599 9376. 

Written by Nick Freedman, Founder of Retire on Purpose. 

Retirement 1.0 needs an upgrade

In so many areas of life we hear of transformation, disruption, growth mindset and evolution. It's hard to avoid this call for change in social media, technology upgrades and the news channels. And it's no different with retirement planning. The old model, which we'll call Retirement 1.0, was relatively simple. After your education finishes, you start employment, work hard for 40 years, then one day...

Written by Chris Mackenzie, Semi-Retired CEO and business owner of Kanyu Escape Rooms.

I’ve been lucky. Very lucky.

by Nick Freedman. 

Humans of HR is a podcast and a social movement focused on the everyday challenges people experience at work. Powered by the team at Leapgen. I was interviewed by David Guazarotto about how to successfully transition from the end of their career into a great retirement, with renewed purpose, as well as finding and recruiting a successor before departing. 

David and I had a fascinating and salient conversation about Retirement 2.0 and how individuals should take a...

By Bronwyn Muir, Retired NFP Leader. 

When I first told friends that I was going to retire this year they all asked me the same questions:

•  What are you going to do?
•  Do you have a plan? You need a plan Bronwyn.

I knew what I wanted to do, spend more time with Mum, renovate the house, read lots and lots of books, perhaps volunteer somewhere - but that was as far as I had gotten. So, no plan - just a To Do list. I Googled retirement plans and primarily got financial...