A lot of us spend time planning for our retirement from a financial perspective, which I will never tell you is a bad thing. However, how much thought have you given to HOW you will spend your retirement?
Everyone deserves to Retire to a Life You Love®, and today’s guest has done just that! Glenda Cole shares what it’s like living her storybook life in Portugal including details surrounding what led her to choose to leave the US. She gives insight and helpful tips about living abroad including the relaxed lifestyle, and affordable cost of living.
Gain insight into living abroad as Glenda shares:
- Her journey of retiring to Portugal and what led her to this “leap of faith” decision
- The perks and drawbacks of living abroad including tax implications
- How she maintains her relationships in the United States
- A day in the life of a retiree in Portugal (Yes, it’s as amazing as it sounds!)
- And more
Resources:
- An American woman’s journey to a storybook life in the Algarve
- International Living Magazine
- YouTube: International Living TV
- Life In Portugal’s Coastal Paradise with Glenda Cole: Lagos, Algarve
Connect with Michelle: facebook linkedin twitter
YouTube: Gessner Wealth Strategies
About Michelle Gessner:
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Michelle is passionate about building a life plan for her clients and helping them see that they have choices, which often comes to them as a pleasant surprise. She is an independent thinker and a huge advocate of her client’s interests. Her greatest joy is working to do what is right for them and be their voice.
Michelle has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.S. in Management from Boston University, Brussels. Growing up in Montana and moving to Colorado for college, she took out student loans and worked her way through all four years. After graduating in 1987 with honors, she accepted a job at Shell Oil in Houston and worked her way up the corporate ladder to a management position before leaving in 1992 for Brussels, Belgium, where she lived for 4 years. In Brussels, she learned about different cultures and basic conversational French as well as pursuing and earning a graduate degree in management.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, she is held to the highest standards set forth in the industry. She surrounds herself with a back office of experts in tax and investment research so that her clients have the best of both worlds – the resources of a large firm with the caring, dedication, and personal service of a small firm.
Connect with Glenda Cole:
About Glenda Cole:
Glenda Cole’s career culminated as the Vice President of Marketing and Sponsorship for a U.S. developer of luxury shopping malls. She managed a team of just under 100 professionals and a budget of over $60 million. She was responsible for the marketing strategy for some of the most prestigious malls in the U.S., including upscale properties in most of the major markets in America. She was awarded the prestigious International Webby Award for internet excellence and two Silver Caddys for copywriting.
Glenda was the company spokesperson for marketing and was featured in television, radio, internet, and print interviews. She created partnerships with many brands, including Disney’s Frozen, Fox Studios Ice Age, the Broadway show Wicked, Microsoft, and American Express. Glenda is most proud of being recognized as the “most inspirational executive” in the company. Since retiring to Portugal, Glenda has written a column in the Portugal Resident and has been the Social Secretary for the Casa social club. She currently writes, creates internet content, and appears as a speaker for International Living magazine.
