One of the major topics we hope to help our listeners with is retirement planning, and today we have a really informative and illuminating conversation with a true expert in the field, Don Ezra. His approach is typified by his focus on retirement and happiness, and their important intersection, subjects he has broached in his many published books, notably Life Two, and Happiness. Don is a self-professed financial nerd, so you know that he will fit right in on this podcast! His advice is relatable and easy to understand, a result of working on his own retirement along the way. Don is an actuary by trade and helped establish Russell Investments Canada in 1984, through which he worked on many huge pension funds across the world, endowing him with amazing expertise in the space. In our conversation, Don gives us such a wide-ranging view of his approach, and the amazing conglomeration of ideas he has amassed on the subject of better retirement, or as he likes to call it, graduation from full-time employment! He breaks things down in easy and catchy ways, giving us some fundamental questions that can help initially guide the retiree, around purpose, action, and money. From there he talks about the seven asset classes of your life's abundance portfolio, needs versus wants, and even finds a spot to comment on the strengths and weakness of the FIRE philosophy. So for all this and much more, join us on the Rational Reminder today! Books From Today’s Episode: Life Two — https://amzn.to/2T0jEBx Happiness — https://amzn.to/3gYtFav How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free — https://amzn.to/3qnbcsv Victory Lap Retirement — https://amzn.to/3gTO5Bm Retirement Heaven or Hell — https://amzn.to/3qnbaAT The Seven Stages of Money Maturity — https://amzn.to/2UmLzfd Stumbling on Happiness — https://amzn.to/2SsKgLm Links From Today’s Episode: Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Follow us on Instagram - @rationalreminder Benjamin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Cameron on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Don Ezra — https://donezra.com/ Russell Investments Canada — https://russellinvestments.com/ca Longevity Illustrator — longevityillustrator.org