There's the dream of retirement — and then there's the reality.
Joel Malick and Alex Lippert are financial planners and two of the partners in Colorado Springs-based Steadfast Wealth Co. Over the years, they've seen a consistent theme: While people may have the financial side in place to enjoy retirement, they often ignore the emotional side, the reality of moving forward while having lost a key definer in their lives: their work. And so Malick and Lippert have written a book, "Afterwork," aimed at making the "golden years" truly that. (The book, available on Amazon.com, is subtitled "An Honest Discussion About the Retirement Lie and How to Live a Future Worthy of Dreams.")