At one time, most people didn't live long enough to enjoy their retirement. Now, people are living longer and they need to keep engaged and be contributing.

Bill Barrett is a living legend and we wish him well in this third retirement.

There is no precedent for an extended life span of 25 or more years, and a lot of people feel lost. A good retirement planner can change that.

We are very pleased that Alaska has named Buck as its retirement plan consultant. With our 90-year history of providing retirement plan services to public-sector clients, we look forward to working with Alaska to meet the retirement needs of the State.

That's where the earnings are, that's where the jobs are. We've been living like this now for quite some time. I think it's going to continue.

People can take this time to put money aside for retirement or to start a savings plan. But these are not sexy choices like buying that wide-screen TV.