V O L . X X V I I I N O. I V
F E B R UA R Y 2 1 , 2 0 2 2 10
W E A LT H M A N A G E M E N T / R E T I R E M E N T
RESETS
Retirement
D
on 't r e f e r t o J oh n B ur n s a s r e t i r e d. " Th at
wor d j u s t k i n d of g r at e s, " t h e 6 6 - y e a r - ol d
f or m e r l e a de r of t h e M a i n e Ve n t ur e F un d
s ay s f r o m D e s e r t H o t S p r i n g s, Ca l i f. , t h e l at e s t
stop on a family road tr ip that started six months
and 16,000 mil e s ag o.
P H O T O S / C O U R T E S Y O F J O H N B U R N S
F O C U S
John Burns, who stepped down from
Maine Venture Fund last year, is traveling
with his family in an Airstream camper.
S O U R C E : Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, January 2022
CUMMULATIVE PERCENT CHANGE IN RETIREES SINCE JANUARY 2020
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
−2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
−4
¢
55–64
¢
65–74
¢
75+
2020 2021
B y R E n e e C o r d e s
How some Mainers are scripting
their own 'Great Retirement' paths
