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Are You sure About Your
Retirement Game Plan? New Web Site Tackles the Emotional Side of Retirement
Planning
by Chuck Carder
Baby boomers can now plan their retirement lifestyle with a new service,
the Your Second Life (YSL) Retirement Profile. Different from a financial
planner, YSL tackles the psychological and emotional aspects of retirement
planning. It is the only personal lifestyle assessment tool available to the
public similar to those used by college and career counselors and executive
search firms.
(PRWEB) February 26, 2005 -- As some 77 million Americans approach retirement
in the coming decades, the concept of retirement is changing. According to a
recent Gallup Study, almost 30% of a person’s life will be spent in retirement.
But only 15% say they want a traditional retirement. Keeping busy playing golf
is not enough. Feeling valued, needed, challenged and connected is what
respondents say is important to success in retirement. Also, according to an
article in Smart Money April 2004, “Retirement planning is no longer all about
the money…many adults hit retirement with little conception of how they’ll use
the 2000 plus hours per year they currently spend on the job. Retirees wind up
feeling alone. Coaches and counselors who advise older workers are pushing
self-assessment-the kind of soul searching that busy professionals usually put
off” Go to
www.yoursecondlife.org
The YSL Retirement Profile was developed for these reasons by the Charleston
Marketing Group, a creative think tank in Charleston, SC and Dr Cary Weber, a
prominent Charleston clinical psychologist who specializes in retirement. Dr
Weber explains “the YSL Retirement Profile was designed based on the cognitive
and emotional dichotomies of personality. All people have preferences. Some
people enjoy socializing, others prefer solitude. Some people don’t mind a messy
room while others are very orderly. And so on. Although anybody can function
outside of their comfort zone, if they do it too long, they will become
stressed. In this way, the YSL retirement Profile defines retirement into major
dichotomies and matches those with the appropriate personality traits. Thus, in
retirement an individual who is outgoing, people-oriented, and likes travel,
will be matched to the Adventurer type in the YSL Retirement Profile as opposed
to the Homebody type, who is more cautious, introverted, and prefers the
activities of home life.”
To participate in the YSL Retirement profile, one simply goes on line to
www.yoursecondlife.org and completes a 66-question personality profile. In
just a few seconds one receives a 5 page print out about their retirement type
and lifestyle including where to live, whether to work, compatibility, and
things to do in retirement. All of this for a nominal-processing fee of $9.95
per couple (less than $5 per person).
Since
www.yoursecondlife.org went live a few months ago and was mentioned in the
NYT, hundreds of people have taken the test and learned about their Retirement
Type. According to the first wave of research, 75% of the respondents agree with
their assessment (no one disagreed) and 40% agree that it helps them make key
decisions. Here is what they are saying, “My wife and I needed discussion points
to start planning our retirement-the retirement profile got us going in the
right direction and is a very helpful tool.” “It brought realistic focus to our
dreams about retirement.”
As important as the benefits of the YSL Retirement Profile are for individuals,
it is also attracting corporations. Says Charles Carder, President of Charleston
Marketing Group, “We are talking with major companies in the financial services
business who are planning to offer the YSL Retirement Profile to their clients
and prospects. We are also talking with human resources professionals, who want
to include the YSL Retirement Profile as part of their employee retirement and
pension package.”
For additional information about this unique tool, visit
www.yoursecondlife.org or contact Charles Carder at
www.charlestonmarketinggroup.com
http://www.yoursecondlife.org
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