Kerry Hannon

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13 Tips For A Working Retirement—Abroad

September 29, 2013 kerry

When my friend Nancy turned 60, she became the “it” girl, she says. She took up tango dancing, lost weight, bought some cool high-heeled shoes, and felt really alive for…

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10 Ways To Cut The Cost Of Going Back To College

September 28, 2013 kerry

As the brisk fall air creeps in on this fine September morning, I can’t help but wax nostalgic about the start of a new school year. I remember the butterflies…

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Top 10 Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Life

September 27, 2013 kerry

Listen to Kerry on CoSozo “Once again Kerry rocks the talk show, this time we discuss tips to improve your QOL, in the job market. As an authority on the…

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Retiree Start-Ups With Age and Youth as Partners

September 15, 2013 kerry

MICHAEL LOWE was bored with retirement. He was doing yoga five times a week and reading voraciously after leaving the work force in 2008. He had enjoyed a three-decade legal…

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10 Tips for Working From Home

September 9, 2013 kerry

It’s Labor Day, and while many U.S. workers are relishing the extra day off, I’m working. But I’m not complaining. I’m perched in a comfy chair on the porch of…

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Kerry’s Tips on Purple Clover: Why Women Should Be Talking to Other Women About Money

September 9, 2013 kerry

How many times have you had an unresolvable situation that gets resolved when you call a girlfriend? I’m not talking about an acquaintance. I’m talking about that kind of sister-friend…

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The Diana Nyad Swim: 7 Career Lessons For Women

September 7, 2013 kerry

My Facebook and Twitter feed was ablaze last night with shout-outs to Diana Nyad, the 64-year-old endurance swimmer, who vanquished the fearsome Florida Straits and finished a daunting 52-hour, 54-minute,…

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Women: Are You Prepared for a Money Emergency?

September 5, 2013 kerry

During last week’s 90-degree days in Washington, D.C., the air-conditioning unit in my home went kaput. The fan merrily blew hot air, but not a breath of cool slipped through…

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15 Ways to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile

September 1, 2013 kerry

Quick: When looking for a job, what is most likely to pique a potential employer’s curiosity? Go to the head of the class if you answered, My LinkedIn profile. 2013…

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Kerry’s Expert Advice on Market Watch: Tips for boomers to find ‘flexible’ jobs

September 1, 2013 kerry

Sixty-nine percent of workers said they plan to work for pay after they retire, according to the 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. And more workers…