You should tie up these loose ends a year or two before retiring. Don't wait until the last minute to understand your benefits options.

We may well have reached the peak of the economic cycle earlier in the year.

It's little things, just tying up loose ends,

We are just tying up the loose ends.

Job-cut announcements have been on a roller coaster ride this year. The lack of any discernible trend in corporate downsizing is indicative of the uncertainty associated with the current economy.

The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?