Last week, the big retirement news centered around Barbara Walters, who taped her last episode of the TV show, "The View." It's more of a semi retirement, since Walters says she will continue to be involved behind the scenes at the show. But it was a big enough move to motivate several generations of women in journalism to come out and celebrate Walters in what is undoubtedly one of the best retirement parties ever held.
The semi retirement is a growing trend among adults who want to lighten their workloads but not necessarily stop working altogether. Last year, HSBC and the Cicero Group conducted a survey in which more than one-third of respondents said they were interested in a semi retirement transition out of the workforce. A full 19% of respondents from age 55 to 65 say they are already semi retired. Semi retirement is a great way to stay engaged and active in your retirement years, and it certainly helps to boost your income in retirement. Not likely an issue for Barbara. For her, it's probably difficult to let go of the great interview that hasn't yet happened. But hey, the fear of missing out on the unknown can drive the rest of us, too.
Barbara Walters Retires... Sort of originally appeared on About.com Retirement Planning on Monday, May 19th, 2014 at 06:48:24.