Exit Strategies: A Survey Of The Retirement Plans Of Denver Area Private Practice Optometrists.

Background: The ptu'Pose of this study was to survey aspects of the retirement planning
strategies of metropolitan Denver, Colorado optometrists who worked in private practice
settings. Methods: Surveys were sent to 194 private practice optometrists in Denver and the communities immediately surrounding. Participants were asked about retirement planning timelines, planning methods, and retirement savings allocations. Results: Survey results were analyzed and reported to describe central tendencies in the data. Conclusions: Great variance was measured in planning timelines, planning methods, and retirement savings allocations among study participants.