6 Ways to Land a Job When You’re Over 50
Are you kidding? Save for retirement? Seriously, there are far more pressing financial issues–like making ends meet right now and clinging to your current job, or worse, finding one, which I will help you with in a minute. Financial advisors recommend socking away a whopping 15 percent of pay for retirement. Easier said then done.Backburner, [...]
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NBC Nightly News: Hannon: ‘Retirement is a chance to do things they never did before’
Kerry Hannon, AARP’s jobs expert and author of Great Jobs for Everyone 50+, says people want to keep working — not only for financial reasons, but for the mental, physical and social engagement. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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PBS, Next Avenue: Where Single Women Might Want to Retire
“These days, there’s a place for everyone,” retirement consultant Jan Cullinane writes in her new book, The Single Woman’s Guide to Retirement. She’s referring to retirement communities and housing that appeal to people — women in particular — based on their backgrounds, interests or sexual preferences. For example, when I retire, I might consider an equestrian [...]
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The New York Times: Employers Oversee an Army of Retiree Volunteers
THE day Alan Toney retired from Michelin North America he bought a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle and made a plan to ride on all seven continents. After nine years, only Antarctica remains on his bucket list. When Mr. Toney, 72, returned to his home in Greenville, S.C., though, a chance encounter with another Michelin retiree took [...]
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Future Retirees, The News Is Alarming
Ouch. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released a new report that suggests even more serious problems ahead for future retirees. The news “is truly alarming,” writes the report’s author Alicia H. Munnell, the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and the Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences at [...]
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Review of My New Book: Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … and Pays the Bills
Endorsed by AARP, Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … and Pays the Bills, is the definitive guide to finding lasting financial security and personal and professional fulfillment. It was written by Kerry Hannon, an AARP jobs expert and award-winning author, and is aimed at workers aged 50+ looking for a [...]
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Why Women Get Smaller Raises Than Men
Ever wonder the real reason why women are paid less than men? Women who work full-time earn, on average, 77 percent of what men do. It’s a lingering problem — one I’ve spent lots of time thinking and writing about over the years — and it can’t be ignored. I’m well aware of the usual explanations: Some [...]
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Bye-Bye Snowbird: Fewer Boomers Expect to Move To Another State In Retirement
Pedal to the metal. In a new online survey of 500 still-working adults age 55 and older, the majority of the respondents say they are not delaying retirement and believe they will be financially prepared to retire when the time comes, according to PulteGroup, the parent company of Del Webb –a builder of adult retirement [...]
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Can Boomer Women Ever Afford to Retire?
The surprising answer to the question posed by the headline is: You bet. Contrary to conventional wisdom and the slew of recent articles suggesting that retirement for a great number of women (and many men) in this age group is virtually out of the question, boomer women actually stand abetter chance of retiring well compared to [...]
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Second Verse: Why You Should Plan on Working to Age 70
Push off retiring until age 70 and your financial world is going to be much brighter. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College reports in a new study titled: “National Retirement Risk Index: How Much Longer Do We Need to Work?” that a whopping 85% of households would be prepared to retire by age 70. (One caution: [...]
A collection of 65 essays that provides practical and entertaining advice about how to create a fulfilling retirement. The royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to cancer research.
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