Did you know that any player who spends 43 days with a Major League Baseball team makes a $30k per year pension? Pro Athletes are very well taken care of, and their careers are often shorter than ours. Despite the obvious differences, you’d be surprised what retirement challenges are the same. Listen now and discover what pro athletes can teach us about a successful retirement! EPISODE LINKSYou can download a free digital copy of my book “Retirement Built Right – The Essential Guide for Telephone Employees!” here: https://theverizonguy.pages.ontraport.net/ebookoptin ABOUT THE SHOWTap into Dennis O’Keefe’s 30+ years of experience helping Verizon employees maximize their company-specific benefits packages for situations including early retirement, buyout offers, career changes and more! Featuring actionable, practical how-to advice along with stories of REAL Verizon employees Dennis has helped navigate through every benefits situation imaginable, each episode of “Your Telecom Retirement” focuses on how to maximize the money you take out of your time working for Verizon. Dennis’ expertise has been featured by Business Insider, The Boston Globe and Yahoo! Finance. Connect with Dennis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisokeefe-/ Visit Dennis’ website: https://www.successfulmoney.com/ (PLEASE NOTE: This podcast is intended to be educational. Individuals need to do their own due diligence with investing as well as any strategy discussed here. Your mileage may vary. No deposits or refills.)