I've left the corporate side of investment management for a relatively small RIA where I work now and consider myself semi-retired . A couple of retirement issues have come up that may by helpful for those considering slowing down or say working part-time.
There is no RMD for your 401k you have at your place of employment. A good strategy to manage your taxes is to transfer any other 401k to your working place 401k. You can then take a distribution at anytime or not.
If you are making 529 Plan contributions for grandchildren, make them while you're fully employed, because after, you most likely will not be in a position to continue to make those contributions.