Retirees Expectations Out of Line With Reality
Nearly 7 in 10 workers expect working for pay to be a source of retirement income —68% expect this to be at least a minor source of income in retirement, compared with 23% of retirees who report this as an actual source of retirement income.
How to Lend a Hand With A Non-Profit Fellowship
“Encore Fellowships were created as a way to re-engage adults who had retired or been displaced from their previous jobs, providing them with a way to use their experience and earn a modest income while giving back,” said Jim Emerman, Encore’s vice president and national director of Encore Fellowships.
Why The Loss of a Pet Can Build Resilience
The death of a family pet can remind us of how vulnerable, precarious and precious life is. It’s that process of acceptance and letting go that builds the resilience necessary to navigate an array of life’s obstacles.
An Expert’s Work Tips for Women Over 50
Women start to show visible signs of aging as they approach fifty, sixty and beyond, they’re viewed through another lens, which is ageism, and because of the emphasis on looks or ‘lookism.’ We face both gender bias and ageism, and we do that earlier than men.
Health Care Jobs on the Rise
Economists at the Labor Department project that from 2019 to 2029 employment in health care in the United States will grow 15 percent, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs during that span.
Top Strategies for 50+ Job Seekers in a COVID World
It’s not that things are happening that weren’t happening before. It is that everything that was beginning to build pre-COVID is now accelerated 100-fold.
How Women Over 50 Can Feel Invincible, Not Invisible
And I had this aha moment — it was women over 50 saying they wanted to do their own thing. They wanted to live their own life. They were feeling invisible, instead of invincible.
Ways to Bounce back from COVID-19 Career Setbacks
The people and businesses that have thrived in the wake of a major crisis are those who’ve been proactively creative. By that I mean that they’ve purposefully and strategically invented new and different jobs or careers for themselves, or products and services that are particularly well suited to the postcrisis economy.
Smart Advice About Small-Business Credit Cards
“Small-business owners and even those with a side gig may benefit from a small-business credit card,” says Gerri Detweiler, education director for Nav, which supplies free credit research and tools for small-business owners. “It can help them keep track of spending and make tax-time easier.” And, Detweiler added, the cards often offer lucrative rewards.
