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Are you really ready for retirement? Three questions will tell you

It is no longer a short epilogue to working life; for many, it will last as long as their entire career

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    • We treat retirement as a destination, but it is really the beginning of a different kind of life, one that will involve several distinct phases.
    • We treat retirement as a destination, but it is really the beginning of a different kind of life, one that will involve several distinct phases. IMAGE: PIXABAY

    Christopher Tan

    Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 03:00 PM

    I WAS recently at a conference in the US, listening to Dr Joe Coughlin, the founder and director of the MIT AgeLab.

    He paused mid-presentation and asked the room a question that was not about interest rates or portfolio allocation: “What will you do on Tuesday at 10.30 am?”

    The room went quiet.

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