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Article: Retirement's other side: addressing the emotional consequences: Part two of a two-part column on retirement planning at colleges and universities.(HUMAN RESOURCES)(Column)
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- University Business
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- November 1, 2008
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IT'S CERTAINLY IMPORTANT to help employees build their retirement funds, but should college and university employers be doing more? The September Human Resources column featured best practices from HR professionals about how they prepare employees for retirement. Most provide workers with periodic financial projections, online investment tools, and a variety of workshops that focus on retirement savings growth. Besides the financial aspect of retirement, more attention may need to be paid to the other side of retirement, one that's often overlooked--the emotional aspects of this stage of life.
For some, the emotional consequences of retirement can be severe, ...