Thursday, July 17, 2014

Retirement Career: Managing Affairs for Older Adults

Diana Meinhold, 64, of Costa Mesa, Calif., is at an age when many people are thinking about retiring, but she is busy with an encore career, managing the lives and estates of 22 people who are older than she is.

Meinhold worked for 38 years in the travel industry, including owning a company and working for AAA. At age 58, she was an executive, making a generous salary and earning bonuses, but she felt something was missing. "All I was doing was analytical reports that seemed to go into a black hole. There wasn't the satisfaction that I was really helping someone," she says.

So she decided she wanted to leave her career "while I was still young enough to create a new direction." She did a couple of other jobs and volunteer work before she became a licensed legal fiduciary, sometimes referred to as a guardian or conservator depending on state, and she loves it.

"It's so rewarding because every day, you feel the satisfaction of helping someone have a better quality of life, often near the end of their life."

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Retirement Career, Managing Affairs for Older Adults

4 comments:

  1. ThelmaThursday, July 17, 2014 4:41:00 AM

    Inspiring story. Instead of winding down her own life, she's helping others with theirs.

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  2. AnonymousThursday, July 17, 2014 7:03:00 AM

    The more good people involved, the better.

    Public-spirited involvement by responsible citizens is the best answer to the crooks, thieves, and most of all the unethical attorneys who have turned this much-needed service into a cruel, expensive, destructive joke.

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  3. NormaThursday, July 17, 2014 10:00:00 AM

    And I think she'll bring a different perspective to the job, Thelma.

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  4. EveFriday, July 18, 2014 4:27:00 AM

    Standing ovations for Diana Meinhold, and to all the other citizens who have chosen to engage in encore careers. This is how it should be, GIVE not take. The elderly and their families can be very content, that no wrong is being done. What a peaceful setting for all!

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