John E. Nelson

John E. Nelson is a speaker and coach on the topics of life stage planning, well-being, and core values. www.johnenelson.com.

John is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Wisconsin in the United States, where he is also a course instructor and seminar facilitator. His Well-Being Model integrates emerging concepts from psychology, economics, medicine, and other fields. It was selected as the structure for the retirement education program for the U.S. government workforce, the employees of AARP (American Association for Retired Persons), and other organizations. It provides the content for his book with Richard Bolles: What Color Is Your Parachute? For Retirement.

John and his work have appeared in The USA Today, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Dow Jones' Marketwatch, Business Week, AARP Bulletin, Employee Benefit News, Investment Advisor, Plan Sponsor, Better Investing, and other publications.

John has been chosen to speak to a wide range of conferences, including the Financial Planning Association, Society for Human Resource Management, National Pension Education Association, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, International Career Development Conference, Positive Aging Conference, Appreciative Inquiry Conference and others.