Planning for your transition into retirement

By Barry LaValley

The more areas of your life you consider as you build your life plan, the stronger the likelihood that you'll actually incorporate these important people, activities and actions into your retirement.

The more flexible your plans are, the more effective they will be.

Remember that this is your plan. Your financial advisor can help you access the experts that you need to put your financial plan in perspective so that you can get the most out of this new, exciting stage of your life.

Barry LaValley is President of the Retirement Lifestyle Centre, a research and education organization focused on today's "new retirement". He works as a special life goal-planning advisor to the Scotiabank Group.