Expert shares how to cope with sudden job loss before retirement

Listen and subscribe to Decoding Retirement on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. So far in 2025, more than 800,000 jobs have been cut in the US, including nearly 300,000 in the public sector. Many of those workers — displaced by buyouts, layoffs, artificial intelligence, or other factors — now face sudden retirement without the chance to prepare. In a recent episode of the Decoding Retirement podcast, Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons, author of "Encore: A High Achiever's Guide ...