Today we’re going to share Joslin Rhodes’ secrets to a happy retirement – and the importance of being open about your finances and what you really want your life to be like in retirement. We’ll discuss what makes a happy retirement, and why it’s not a one size fits all thing, examining how Joslin Rhodes help people retire knowing everything will be ok. We’ll also get a first-hand account from a client who shares the range of emotions experienced when approaching retirement, her fears surrounding retirement and how she was able to overcome them.

In this episode John tackles the roots of our money worries and learns how we can break through our fears to achieve our ‘best life’ in retirement. In an open discussion with founder Neil Parker we discover why Joslin Rhodes Pension & Retirement Planning choose to focus on people rather than financial products, and why we put our head in the sand to avoid facing situations, but by beating this we can retire happy.

For many of us, early retirement would be the absolute dream, but can it become a reality? In this episode John speaks to experts who identify the triggers that start people thinking about early retirement. You’ll discover more about the various pension types to learn ‘what’s best’ to enable early retirement. Hear from people who took the plunge and retired years earlier than they ever thought possible – you’ll discover if they still have the lifestyle they wanted, and what life’s like on the other side.

In this opening instalment John Foster asks the question What is Retirement Planning and why is it so important? You’ll learn about the pros and cons of different pension types from the Joslin Rhodes team and discover how to calculate the amount of money you’ll need for a comfortable retirement. We also hear from people who have gone through the retirement financial planning process and how it’s helped them remove the unknowns from planning for retirement.