{"id":18,"date":"2026-10-29T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:00:00","slug":"what-no-one-tells-you-about-retiring-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/29\/what-no-one-tells-you-about-retiring-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"What No One Tells You About Retiring Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Retiring solo has its unique upsides\u2014freedom and independence among them\u2014but it comes with some real financial considerations that are often overlooked. Relying on a single Social Security benefit means solo retirees need to be more intentional about building larger savings, setting up a long-term care plan, and updating their estate planning. For those of you looking ahead to your senior years, I always emphasize the importance of having a support network and a clear strategy that fits your own life, not just the usual advice meant for couples. These are the kinds of conversations I have every day with my clients in Toronto\u2014helping you see what protection and planning actually matter for your future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/what-no-one-tells-you-about-retiring-alone-11714009\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retiring solo has its unique upsides\u2014freedom and independence among them\u2014but it comes with some real financial considerations that are often overlooked. Relying on a single Social Security benefit means solo retirees need to be more intentional about building larger savings, setting up a long-term care plan, and updating their estate planning. For those of you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elidehghani.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}