285: The Path to a Purposeful ‘Unretirement’ with Richard Eisenberg

Today I’m talking to Richard Eisenberg. Richard started his career as a finance writer at Money back in 1978 and has been writing about personal finance, money, and retirement for decades.

He recently left his post as the Senior Web Editor of the Money & Security and Work & Purpose channels for Next Avenue. However, in what he calls his “unretirement,” he’s started writing a new column for MarketWatch, contributed to Next Avenue, and become the co-host of the Friends Talk Money podcast.

While some finance writers want to help rich people get richer, Richard has focused his career on helping others manage their money better and make smarter financial decisions. In a world where there’s so much more information, financial products, and opinions than ever before, Richard has a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record at sifting through the data to provide sound and relatable financial advice.

In this conversation, Richard and I discuss how to make sense of the tremendous amount of financial information and articles available today, the 5 keys to a successful semi-retired or unretired lifestyle, and how to discover new meaning and purpose in the next stage of your life.

In this podcast interview, you’ll learn:

• How finance–and finance education–has changed over the course of Richard’s 40+ year career.
• How to identify whether you can trust the author of a piece of financial writing and what to look out for.
• The difference between a midlife crisis and a midlife financial crisis.
• How Richard defines unretirement.
• Why Richard decided to “unretire” and what fellow “unretirees” should be looking out for in their own lives.
• The 5 keys to a successful ‘unretirement’.
• How Richard defines purpose–and why he believes that everyone who can should unretire.

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