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Resources 

Curated Starting Points

Enrollment tools

Medicare online 

Medicare's official enrollment information, plan comparisons, and coverage details. The authoritative source for understanding your benefits and options.

Social Security online

Review benefits estimates, claiming timelines, and application tools. Know what you've earned — and when it makes sense to claim it.

Perspectives & Podcasts

Retirement for Newbies 

Plain-language retirement guidance without the financial jargon. A practical, readable companion for anyone navigating the transition.

Books

From Strength to Strength 

By Arthur Brooks

A Harvard professor's roadmap for thriving in the second half of life — moving from achievement-driven success toward deeper purpose and fulfillment.

What to Make of a Life

By Jim Collins

The author of Good to Great turns his research lens on life's pivotal moments — how we navigate the transitions that reshape who we are and what we do next.

How to Retire

By Christine Benz

Morningstar's retirement planning director interviews twenty thought leaders on what actually makes retirement work — financially and personally.

From Strength to Strength 

By Arthur Brooks

A Harvard professor's roadmap for thriving in the second half of life — moving from achievement-driven success toward deeper purpose and fulfillment.

What to Make of a Life

By Jim Collins

The author of Good to Great turns his research lens on life's pivotal moments — how we navigate the transitions that reshape who we are and what we do next.

The Second Mountain

By David Brooks

This book explores the movement from achievement and resume virtues toward service, relationships, and deeper meaning. 

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