Life 2.0

Your Next Act - Preparing for Retirement

Retirement is one of life’s biggest transitions—and often one of the most challenging. After decades of working towards freedom, reaching it can feel unexpectedly unsettling. For some, retirement is a smooth shift. For many, it brings a mix of uncertainty, a change in pace, and a sense of lost purpose—especially when work has shaped our routines and relationships.

The good news? In our experience, most people settle into retirement within a few months to a couple of years. It just takes time to adjust—and a little planning helps a lot.

Welcome to Life 2.0

Retirement today isn’t about slowing down—it’s about opening up new possibilities. We call this the age of the NYPIs: the Not Yet Past Its. Whether it’s travel, volunteering, learning something new, or launching a passion project, retirement is your chance to start your Next Act.

In this session, we’ll explore the practical and emotional sides of retirement and hear from those who’ve successfully made the leap into Life 2.0

Date: 18 November 2025

Time(s): 5.00pm til 7.15pm

Where: The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

Coffee, tea and exceptionally fine cake will be served

The new format means this series of Masterclasses will have fewer places available. To encourage commitment we are now charging £20 per session. However, we will continue to cover the costs of these sessions and all ticket revenue will be donated to the Norfolk Community Foundation. Refunds will not be given for cancellations or non-attendance but you will feel the warm glow of knowing your money has been spent on helping someone!

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What people have to say about previous events....

Two great presentations - although I'd experienced the business sale process before was good to hear the pitfalls from James again. Richard is always easy to listen to and his delivery is great. James explained each element in a interesting way - could easily have lost people if the delivery had been tedious! Love the idea of the presentations - this one was less interesting to me than the previous one - cake made up for it!

Michael Bayley | Barric Limited

Radostina was marvelous, intelligent and had a lovely presence. Excellent speaker. Both talks were informative and intelligent. There were plenty of takeaways and the peer-to-peer conversation was engaging as well. Also, the cake halfway was a nice touch. I'll do anything for cake.

Rob Morley | Fountain Partnership

Beginning to plan seriously for retirement and being a relative newbie in Norwich, it was refreshing to be introduced to a firm that places great emphasis on technical analysis and thoughtful planning. Too often, in my experience, IFAs are more concerned with style over substance but Chadwicks, through their Masterclass sessions offer real insight into investment management and retirement planning. Whether as a professional adviser or, like myself, someone looking for genuine insight into the changing times of today, I would recommend the sessions wholeheartedly.

Andrew Thorpe | Former Finance and Operations Director | Jarrold Norwich

This was my first event, and I was impressed with how it was operated, the topics covered and the quality of the speakers.

Faith Pearce | MA Partners LLP

I have been a regular attendee at Chadwick’s business seminars for several years and without fail I have found the sessions to be useful and practical on the one hand whilst thought provoking and inspiring on the other. Many advisers can put on topical seminars, few can make you feel that you want to go on to study the subject yourself!

Dawn Parkes | Managing Partner | Hatch Brenner

Very Informative, with great speakers. Interesting audience engagement as well.

Jordon King | Delta Fire Ltd

Chadwick’s Masterclasses are one of the highlights in my calendar. Clearly, a great deal of thought and preparation goes into them, which results in useful and up-to-date information that helps me plan my personal money matters, develop my business and think more clearly about what to do next in this ever-changing world. I strongly recommend them to anyone looking to improve the management of their finances.

Lindsey Mack | Director

I cannot recommend Chadwick’s Masterclasses too highly nor say enough good things about them. Chadwick’s Masterclasses provide fresh insights and offer practical steps to build, maintain and retain value in businesses. Richard delivers clear and well-thought-out advice while challenging preconceptions. The workshops are thoroughly researched and never turn into sales presentations. I learn something every time I attend.

Paul Palik | Partner | Corporate Team | Birketts LLP