Gaining The Benefits of an Aging Workforce
Robert Metoli, 57, spent eight years as a skilled technician setting up the machines on the factory floor at Lee Spring, a small firm based in Brooklyn that makes coils to be used in a variety of objects, including cellphones, eyeglasses, rockets and robots. It took a toll. Mr. Metoli’s back started bothering him, and his […]
The Psychology of Wealth: How Much is Enough?
Thomas Gallagher, 72, is a multimillionaire, but he is still nervous about money. “I have more money than I had ever imagined, but I still worry — do I have enough, if I live longer than I thought?” When Thomas Gallagher was 17, he worked as a clerk on the floor of the New York […]
The Challenges for Women in the Workplace Today
An ocean separates Chupi Sweetman-Durney, who lives in Dublin, and Lea Giovanniello of Vienna, Va., and they have never met. Yet their workplace experiences and career paths — at a time when women still struggle with both — are a testament to what’s possible. Here are their stories. Chupi Sweetman-Durney ran away from home when […]
Impossible Dreamers: Winning Gold Medals at 73
Daniela Barnea, who is 73, typically swims for up to an hour and a half, seven days a week. At her age, that kind of workout, during which she covers nearly two miles, is noteworthy. Even more so is the fact that Ms. Barnea, who lives in Palo Alto, Calif., is a record-breaking swimmer and […]
Ways Women Over 50 Keep Their Careers on Track
For Debra Dixon, a principal with TwinLogic Strategies, a boutique lobbying firm in Washington, staying on top of her career has required flexibility and fine-tuning. Ms. Dixon, 52, worked for former Representative Xavier Becerra, Democrat of California, for nearly 17 years, first as his legislative director and trade counsel, and then as his chief of […]
Best Moves Now to Retire Better
Here are steps to get your financial situation in shape, whether you are closing in on retirement or just starting out. 20s and 30s Learn the money basics Two books to consider: “How to Think About Money,” by Jonathan Clements, and “Heads I Win, Tails I Win: Why Smart Investors Fail and How to Tilt […]
Financial Worries for Women in Retirement
Many women find it an uphill battle to save for retirement. Across all age groups, women have considerably less income in retirement than men, according to a report from the National Institute on Retirement Security. For women age 65 and older, their income is typically 25 percent lower than that of men. As men and […]
How Not to Outlive Your Money in Retirement
Five days a week, Kim Moske makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and brown-bags it to work. “I’ve been doing that for 30 years and saving what I would have spent eating my lunch out someplace,” she said. “That’s added up to a lot of money, and truthfully, I don’t care what I eat […]
Buying Luxury Real Estate in an Uncertain Economy
Evan Kulman, a broker for the real estate firm Compass, was not surprised when the Amagansett luxury home that he listed for sale on the first of August sold in a swift six weeks — nearly four times as fast as similar homes were selling a year ago. The new owner snapped up the Long […]
Museums, Social Media and You
Talk about a mash-up. Perhaps the most ephemeral of social media channels, Snapchat, is being used to pair pop lyrics with images of centuries-old paintings or artifacts. The images last on a device for up to 10 seconds. If it seems incongruous to juxtapose an ancient objet d’art with an image that disappears in a […]
