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Andy and Mark Ross discuss retirement planning and Mark's transition to becoming an encorepreneur.

Andy and Mark Ross from the Rock Retirement Club talk about Mark's journey in retiring to become an "encorepreneur" by starting a coaching business, and spending more time creating art. They also address some of standard "real person" planning questions such healthcare before Medicare, Social Security claiming, the emotional transition to leaving the corporate world, and more! Links in this episode: Mark's coaching website - https://www.nextthinggroup.com/Mark's Instagram site...

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Host: Andy Panko

Guest: Mark Ross

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• encorepreneurship
• coaching business
• healthcare
• Social Security
• emotional transition

Keywords

• retirement
• coaching
• healthcare
• Social Security
• emotional transition
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rock Retirement Club, Next Thing Group

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