The financial transition from work to retirement can be a rocky one, especially for people who haven’t taken the proper steps to prepare. This show provides listeners with a series of six steps they can take to make that transition a smooth one — steps involving Social Security benefits, asset allocation, protection from high healthcare costs, retirement expense projections and retirement income management. By taking these steps sooner rather than later, they’ll not only improve their chances of successfully transitioning to the next stage of life, they also will likely put themselves in a much better position for a financially stable retirement.