Summary: <br> Are you in a career that matches your God given talents? Most of us are in careers that we were trained to do. Not careers that centered on our talents. After college, we start work and our careers generally progress on their own without much intentional direction from us. If you're in your 50s and this fits you, it's not too late to begin to pivot your career towards something you have natural talents for. In this episode, <a href="http://careerpivot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Career Pivot's</a> Marc Miller outlines how to start your pivot.<br> INVEST WISELY: Things to Consider Before You Buy Alibaba<br> Interesting. Over the last few days I've heard more people talking about the blockbuster <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/baba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba</a> IPO than the new iPhone 6. As a result, I've gotten more than a few inquiries asking whether Alibaba is worth buying. Now, I would not dare to recommend the purchase of any investment on this blog. That would be silly. I know nothing about you or your situation. In fact, please RUN from any site that makes such recommendations.<br> If you are considering buying Alibaba stock, ask (and answer) yourself these questions:<br> <br> * Are you gambling or investing?<br> * If you're gambling, treat it as such and make sure you are only using excess funds that you can afford to and are willing to lose.<br> * If you say you are investing, then do your homework and evaluate for yourself:<br> <br> <br> * Is Alibaba a well run company?<br> * Is it profitable?<br> * What is the competitive environment?<br> * What is the regulatory environment?<br> * Does Alibaba have a solid balance sheet (that can survive growing pains)?<br> * Are you paying a discount, premium or fair value for the projected growth?<br> * What is your exit strategy?<br> * How does this help you Retire Well?<br> <br> <br> <br> PLAN WELL: Doing What You Love: A Conversation with Marc Miller from <a href="http://careerpivot.com">careerpivot.com</a><br> Marc and I discuss:<br> <br> The origins of the “retirement” concept and why it’s outdated<br> How Baby Boomers' view of themselves is changing the concept of retirement<br> The importance of having a purpose during retirement<br> How the social contract has changed between employers and employees<br> How to pivot your career even in if you’re in your 50s<br> The difference between skills and talents<br> How to make the transition from doing what you’re trained for to doing what you love<br> The importance of relationships in your career pivot<br> The value of simplifying your life as you pivot<br> <br> You can connect with Marc at <a href="http://careerpivot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">careerpivot.com</a><br> Question: If you're in your 50s, do you plan to work during retirement? Let me know on Twitter.<br> <a class="twitter-mention-button" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?screen_name=roger_whitney">Tweet to @roger_whitney</a><br> [spoiler]<br> The Retirement Answer Man Episode #32<br> Well, hello there! This is Roger Whitney. I am the Retirement Answer Man and this is the show dedicated to helping you live well today without sacrificing your tomorrow as you walk that journey into retirement. What a great thing that would be to find that balance.<br> To help you along the way, we have two great segments today.<br> In our Plan Well segment, I talk with Marc Miller. Now, Marc is from careerpivot.com and a 22-year IBM veteran. He counsels Baby Boomers on how to find that vocation, that job, that business, that second or third or fourth career that they can work on their own terms throughout retirement, earn a good living, and stay intellectually engaged, and what a cool thing that would be if you can find that. So,
