Planning for Your Second Act
Unemployment is difficult at any age, but it can be especially difficult when you are over 50. I recently wrote about the problems of planning to work in retirement. Surveys show that up to 80 percent of us hope to do so, but only 20 percent actually do. The reasons are many, but unexpected health […]
How To Start A Second Act With Purpose
When Doug Rauch “retired” in 2008, he was 56. He had spent 31 years at Trader Joe’s, where he led the California grocery chain’s move to the East Coast, rising to president. But don’t call it “retired,” he calls it “graduation.” Here’s why: While he planned to keep active serving on corporate and not-for-profit boards […]
Investor’s Business Daily: Kerry’s Advice on Best Places To Work Part-Time
Whether it’s to spend more time with the grandkids, cut down on stress or slowly phase into retirement, more and more folks in their 50s and 60s choose to pursue part-time jobs with the goal of semiretiring. For those who are retiring, it’s also a way to supplement their income in retirement and remain socially […]
Consumer Reports: Starting a Second Career to Sail Through Retirement
After working for a few decades, and as retirement approaches, many of us begin to think about a second career. What else we could we do that would be more enjoyable yet still help pay the bills? What other kinds of jobs might offer more flexibility and satisfaction? Lisa Eaves, 56, a former technical-support manager […]
Employers Unprepared for Aging Workforce
Many CEOs these days give lip service to the notion of keeping workers on board as they slide over into what was once considered retirement age. They envision a phased in retirement for their employees– one that allows you to gradually move from full-time to part-time and eventually say adios. They don’t want to lose […]
The New York Times Column: As One Career Wraps Up, Finding That Next Role
WHEN she was just 10 years old, Mary Jackson began her teaching career on the back porch of her family’s home in Easley, S.C. It was there that she set up her chalkboard and led her imaginary classroom. “I would use my yardstick to tap my make-believe students who misbehaved, or didn’t get the right […]
USA Today: Book Review, The Upside of Aging
There’s something exciting and energizing about watching a recent concert performance of Bruce Springsteen, 65, blazing through a rendition of Tumbling Dice with Mick Jagger, 70, and the Rolling Stones at the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal. The lyrics resonate with new meaning when you consider their ages: “Always in a hurry, I never stop […]
The New York Times Column: Taxes and More When Moving in Retirement
Models of pre-retirement planning, Don and Reina Weiner bought an acre of land almost a decade ago in the Woodlands of Chapel Hill, a mixed-age community in North Carolina. The couple, living in Leesburg, Va., at the time, had visited several towns around the country in their hunt to find a place to live when […]
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 stimulation or cold, hard cash, millions of Americans age 65 and older are keeping one foot in the workforce long after they leave their full-time […]
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 the machine in her family’s farmhouse near Paris, Mo., she was smitten. “I was in love with sewing, even when I stuck my finger and […]
