New Life-Planning Web Site Helps Boomers Redefine Retirement

www.whatsnextinyourlife.com provides the tools necessary to make “life after 50” rewarding. The process does not involve financial planning, rather the aspect of lifestyle, next career, wellness and leisure activities— those areas proven to be of importance to the boomer. The sit also serves as a unique location where more than 2,000 resources are available for boomer-related issues and interests.

Joan Strewler-Carter and Stephen Carter, founders of www.whatsnextinyourlife.com are internationally known for their thought leadership and are experts in ‘human capital’ and the ‘life planning’ industry. The Carter’s have deep ties to the boomer-aged executive. Through their work they found a huge gap in non-financial resources available to the boomer after retirement.

“Starting to plan the ‘what’s next?’ in your life with a blank piece of paper is both frightening and exciting,” said Strewler-Carter, who just retired after 30 years of work. Through her extensive research on the boomer segment, she was compelled to fill a much needed void in the retirement industry.

According to The Baby Boom, boomers are already responsible for the largest stock market rise in history, the housing boom, the rise of international airlines, the personal computer, the internet, the sport utility vehicle – in short, boomers are responsible for roughly half of our more than $10-trillion
national economy.

“We have found through extensive research that the boomer generation is re-inventing retirement – in fact they don’t even want to use the word retirement,” said Strewler-Carter. “They want to spend their ‘second half’ leveraging the knowledge, skills and experience they’ve learned to find meaning and have impact on the greater world. In some studies up to 71% of retirement-age respondents want to continue work in some capacity, yet when it comes to retirement transition, there are few non-financial resources specifically designed to make this life transaction meaningful. The training and resources found at What’s Next In Your Life empower the boomer to make life-changing decisions on how to make the second half rewarding and filled with happiness.”


Joan Strewler-Carter and Stephen Carter, founders of www.whatsnextinyourlife.com are internationally known for their thought leadership and are experts in ‘human capital’ and the ‘life planning’ industry. The Carter’s have deep ties to the boomer-aged executive. Through their work they found a huge gap in non-financial resources available to the boomer after retirement.

“Starting to plan the ‘what’s next?’ in your life with a blank piece of paper is both frightening and exciting,” said Strewler-Carter, who just retired after 30 years of work. Through her extensive research on the boomer segment, she was compelled to fill a much needed void in the retirement industry.

According to The Baby Boom, boomers are already responsible for the largest stock market rise in history, the housing boom, the rise of international airlines, the personal computer, the internet, the sport utility vehicle – in short, boomers are responsible for roughly half of our more than $10-trillion
national economy.

“We have found through extensive research that the boomer generation is re-inventing retirement – in fact they don’t even want to use the word retirement,” said Strewler-Carter. “They want to spend their ‘second half’ leveraging the knowledge, skills and experience they’ve learned to find meaning and have impact on the greater world. In some studies up to 71% of retirement-age respondents want to continue work in some capacity, yet when it comes to retirement transition, there are few non-financial resources specifically designed to make this life transaction meaningful. The training and resources found at What’s Next In Your Life empower the boomer to make life-changing decisions on how to make the second half rewarding and filled with happiness.”

Life Options institute will be developing more planning products and resources for the boomer executive to better meet their needs during the retirement process.