This series of four articles outlines a pre-retirement planning seminar which was designed and presented to the Ministry of Education in Toronto, Canada. The first article identifies the participants and reasons for attending. The second article was designed to make policy makers and personnel administrators aware of these planning needs and to expose them to further considerations. The next article identifies steps to take before conducting the seminars and includes participant reading lists. The last article raises the question of necessity and justifies the need for pre-retirement seminars for employees. The articles stress the major role the employer has in insuring that all employees have opportunities to attend such programs. (BEF)