What makes a dream retirement? 6 advisers share their visions

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Adobe Stock/Shawn.ccfThe dream retirement means different things to different people. For one financial planner, it includes a side gig at Disney World.

The ideal retirement looks different for everyone. Financial advisers know that’s true of their clients — but it’s also true of the advisers themselves.

“Oh my gosh, it’s such a wide variety,” said Tiffany Lee, an associate exit planner at Ellevate Advisors, a firm that helps wealth managers with their succession and retirement planning.

Many Americans hope to explore the world during their golden years, and financial advisers are no different. Some already have a home base picked out for their travels.

“My dream retirement would be to settle down in Hawaii with my wife and kids,” said Andrew Herzog, a wealth adviser at The Watchman Group in Plano, Texas. “I would swim, hike, read, drive a soft-top Jeep, have weekly poker nights with buddies, eat out, drink fruity tropical drinks and bounce around the other islands with my family.”

Nathan Place
National Reporter

Nathan Place is a national reporter at American Banker. A native of New York City, he has worked for more than a decade in both print and video journalism. He got his start in Beijing, where he … Read full bio


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