8 Money And Work Tips For My College-Grad Niece
College graduations are hopeful, exciting, scary … and, to be honest, somewhat bittersweet. On May 11, I attended the University of Richmond’s, cheering on my 22-year-old niece, Caitlin Bonney, as…
Kerry’s PBS Column: Where Are All the Female Financial Advisers?
Eleanor Blayney says she’s lonely. The financial adviser and founder of Directions for Women, a financial consulting firm based in McLean, Va., is referring to the scarcity of fellow… err……
The Pitfalls of Franchising
Many boomers eyeing a second career fancy the idea of running their own business. Yet the risk and work involved in starting a business from scratch can be daunting. One…
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Kerry’s Expert Advice on NBC: Retirees keep one foot in workforce
Seniors today may well enjoy rounds of golf and water aerobics when they retire. But chances are, they fit it in when they’re off the clock. Whether motivated by mental…
Kerry’s Advice on Today.com Women Want Financial Advisers Who Get Their Needs
Women are heading more households and making small inroads in the C-suite. They have also increased their presence on the Forbes list of billionaires. And research by Boston College’s Center…
For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship
WHEN Marvin Gay, 71, a retired accountant, and his wife, Leslie, 61, decided to open a Painting With a Twist franchise in St. Petersburg, Fla., their start-up costs were close…
Women and Long-Term Care Insurance
I’ve been thinking about long-term care insurance a lot lately, because my dad would have been 94 yesterday. He died six years ago after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Dad…
Kerry’s Expert Tips on StarTribune: Over 50, working against time in America’s harsh job market
As hard as he tried, Michael Duffy couldn’t find a job to match the one he’d lost. For two decades he earned six figures selling equipment to factories. But at…
It’s a Buyer’s Market for Private Islands
WHEN ultrarich Americans go house-hunting outside the United States, they’ve got a Caribbean soul they can barely control, to paraphrase Jimmy Buffett. Those were the findings of the Candy GPS…
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For Many Older Americans, an Entrepreneurial Path
When Marilyn Arnold was 9 years old, her mother, a skilled seamstress, patiently taught her to sew on a vintage Singer treadle sewing machine. As her feet pumped away at…
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