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Retirement may no longer be the end goal it once was for a growing number of older workers. Read more.

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“You don’t think the day after you retire, but three months down the road, it becomes a very big thing in your mind,” Breau said. “People are living longer and … there’s a real worry among older Canadians that they will outlive their money,” VanGorder said, noting that people used to live roughly 10 years after retiring at age 65, so they had less to plan for than today’s seniors, who can expect to live into their 80s or 90s.

It’s something VanGorder relates to. Since retiring roughly 20 years ago from his position as chief executive of the Lung Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax-based VanGorder has held four full-time jobs that allowed him to pursue interests he wasn’t able to explore while he was working.

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