Financial planner's book aims to help execs thrive in retirement

'Psychology of retirement'

Sophie King
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Financial planner and Henwood Court managing director Nicholas Platt has written a book to help improve retirement outcomes for business owners and senior executives.

The book, Retireability - The smart executive's guide to thriving in retirement, aims to help senior executives, business owners and directors prepare emotionally and financially for retirement. Platt (pictured) has worked in the finance industry for the whole of his career and founded Chartered financial planning business Henwood Court in 2005. The book was inspired by Platt's own experience with guiding executives into retirement, as well as his own father's lack of retirement provision. Platt said he was fascinated by the "psychology of retirement" and had been passionate about ...

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