Episode 7

S2 Ep7: Retirement

In Episode 7 of the ‘Key Life Stages’ season, Simon and Bex explain that the nature of retirement can vary from person to person and they discuss how to thrive in retirement.

Some key points covered in this episode include the following:

  • Simon identifies four factors that can come into play when considering what ‘retirement’ means for each individual [02:09]: Age [02:44]; Stage [03:25]; Health [03:57]; Income. [04:38]
  • Simon explains that the process of ‘retirement transition’ requires people to weigh up their priorities regarding matters such as money, career, health, family and other relationships. [06:19]
  • In response to a question from Bex, Simon provides some top tips for doing retirement well, based on his experiences of working with clients over the years. [10:34]
  • Bex draws attention to the relevance of the Season 3 episode on ‘Decumulation’ (which is being released next week) because of its focus on managing money in retirement. [17:02]
  • Using Numbers 8.24-26 as his starting point, Simon comments on what the Bible says about retirement and then puts forward some suggestions for inclusion in a Christian perspective on retirement in the 21st century. [20:02]

The final 'Key Life Stages’ episode will be devoted to the topic of ‘End of Life Planning'.

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Simon Glazier

Simon is a forty(something), average height, mostly bald, Christian, husband, father of three, bad taste in fashion, movie-loving, not-very-musical-but-likes-to-sing, outdoor type, board-game playing, dancing, acting (would love to get back into amateur dramatics), kind of guy.

He also happens to be a very experienced, qualified and award-winning Financial Planner (and not just any award - the UK Chartered Financial Planner of the Year Award!).

After 20+ years in the finance profession and having worked for one of Aberdeen and the UK’s best financial planning firms (they also won awards...) he started Stewardship Wealth on the 1st April 2018. His goal is to build a business that would delight clients, gather a team of fun to work with people, and raise money for charity, in particular the Church he is a part of. He has committed to giving away at least 10% of all the income of the business to charity, even before he pays himself!

He's been part of a growing Aberdeenshire church for 25+ years, during which time he as acted, sung, played the tambourine (sad, but true), served in and helped lead the children's ministry, helped run several Marriage Courses, Parenting Courses and Money Courses, been a Treasurer and Trustee for over 13 years and has helped lead a small group based bible study for as long as he can remember.

If you’re ever up for a deep and meaningful conversation about faith and finance...or a strategy based board game...then he’s your man.

P.S. He also has a collection of over 60 Monopoly Board Games, owns a Bowler Hat and once represented England in the World Folkdance Festival as a Morris Dancer...!
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Bex Elder

Bex Elder is a freelance translator and writer based in the North East of Scotland. While Bex is by no means a financial expert (unlike her more knowledgeable co-host), her love of a good chat, and sometimes debate, led her into podcasting. Bex splits her working hours between her own business and working a day a week for her local church as the Assistant Youth Pastor. Bex loves running, getting lost in a good book, drinking copious amounts of tea and never says no to a macaron.