My Next Phase - New Member Tips

INTRODUCING MY NEXT PHASE - THE BOOK: The Personality-Based Guide to Your Best Retirement. Available now at bookstores nationwide.

Dear Friend:

It's been a busy and exciting time here at My Next Phase. For one, we are energized by what appears to be a fundamental shift, among both business and individuals, in what "retirement planning" means. This shift is real, and is starting to generate its own momentum.

Take a look at almost any financial institution's retirement advertising: you will see evidence of this new view of retirement readiness that blends financial preparation with some measure of life planning. From our work with financial companies and benefit managers at large corporations, we know there is much more on tap.

It all reinforces what our gut told us back in 1999, when the light bulb that became My Next Phase first glowed: that we won't retire like our parents did. And that this new kind of retirement calls for a new kind of planning - one that goes beyond raw dollars.

We got first-hand evidence of this shift in attitudes last year, when Time Warner books called after reading about us in The New York Times. They told us of their new, Boomer-focused imprint called Springboard Books, and how My Next Phase's personality-centered approach to retirement planning perfectly aligned with its mission to enhance and enrich Boomers' lives.

Before we knew it, My Next Phase - the book - was on a fast track. And we're proud to announce here that it is available at bookstores nationwide, traditional and online. For a preview, please click here.

Our book is based on the principles that underpin the non-financial retirement plan builder available at MyNextPhase.com. It explains and helps you examine the personality traits that affect retirement planning and satisfaction, en route to developing your personal plan. The focus is practice over theory, with quizzes and workbook-style exercises adapted from our core, online service.

We'll be in touch again soon with more news about non-financial retirement planning, and updates from My Next Phase. Until then (and always), we'd love to hear from you. Please write to us at info@MyNextPhase.com.

Sincerely,

Randy Burnham, PhD Eric Sundstrom, PhD Michael Burnham

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