9 Types of People You’ll Encounter in Retirement There are numerous surveys and studies that have been performed on how people approach and live in retirement. When you zoom out, you can see that there are several different types of people you will encounter during your ‘golden years’ – some you want to be like and others you would rather avoid. The key is, they all can provide lessons for living a fulfilling retirement – and today David Hollander shares The 9 Types Of People You’ll Encounter in Retirement and What You Can Learn From Them.