Barry LaValley has been an educator in the retirement field in North America for more than 25 years. His focus has been on the psychology of the retirement transition and other non-financial aspects of retirement that readers should be aware of. He was educated at the University of Alberta and has worked as a financial advisor, senior mutual funds executive and an educator to advisors, firms and their clients around the globe. He currently speaks over 200 times a year to audiences on the retirement transition in addition to studying and conveying new research on retirement. His work as a retirement educator also affords him the opportunity to conduct his own research on retirement issues with both pre-retirees and retirees. Barry lives with his wife Melissa in Nanaimo, BC, Canada