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C O N T E N T S
Retirement resets
How some Mainers are scripting their own
'Great Retirement' paths
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Fresh approach
to the portfolio
From crypto to
NFTs, young investors
look beyond stocks
and bonds
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Exit strategy:
A roundup of ideas
From buyouts to
ESOPs, retirement
poses challenges —
and opportunities
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F O C U S
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P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY
P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F S A M ' S I TA L I A N F O O D S
Sam's Italian Foods was sold to a New
York firm that intends to convert the
business to employee ownership.
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Retiree Dennis "Chip" Martin spends warmer
months as a dockmaster for Freedom Boat Club.