AARP.Org: 5 Must-Read Job-Hunting Books
Looking for a job is tough at any age. When you’re over 50, it’s even tougher. The median length of unemployment for job seekers 55 and older was 35 weeks…
Male Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Women
Ever have a knee-jerk reaction to something you read? I recently ran across a USA Today column by Rhonda Abrams, “Women Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Men,” and found…
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…
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5 Businesses You Can Start
An increasing number of workers age 50 and older are starting new businesses. A new AARP/Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey of 50-plus employed workers shows that one in…
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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…
Want an Encore Career Education? Tap Your iPad
Whether you’re looking to change careers or have lost your job, adding new skills is often a key to making a transition. But heading back for a master’s degree is…
8 Great Sources of Financing for Women Starting a Business
Four years ago, Linda Waitkus quit her job as store manager for a Bloomingdale’s near Washington, D.C., to open Great Dogs of Great Falls, an 1,800-square-foot pet shop with grooming…
NextAvenue.org: 5 Ways Women Can Be More Confident Investors
Women are typically the chief financial officers of their households. They pay the monthly bills, cut the tuition checks and make sure groceries are in the cupboard. They even manage…
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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:…
NextAvenue.org: Why Women Need to Be Mentors (or Find Them)
Let’s call it chivalry. Most of the working women I talk to who are about my age (51) say mentors have helped them greatly in their careers. But the mentors…
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