Simple Steps to Starting a Home Business
Running your own business from home has a real charm to it. You’re your own boss. Your working hours are flexible. Costs are low since you don’t have to pay…
What Does Job Satisfaction Have to Do With Retirement?
As workers reach their 50s and 60s, they often grapple with two big issues: work/life balance and job satisfaction. Two new studies, presented at the 2017 Retirement Research Consortium Meeting…
Kerry’s Tips on Skills to Keep Your Career on a Roll
Older Americans closing in on the golden years may prefer to switch their jobs than go into retirement, and having the right skills to continue working or make a career…
Kerry’s Advice on Talking Salary at a Job Interview
You’ve snagged the job interview and are acing its questions. Then comes one of two inevitable fireballs from the interviewer: “What is your salary requirement?” or “What is your current…
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…
Why Vacations are Good for Your Career
I recently returned from a week’s vacation. I admit I did work each day, but it was concentrated. When you run your own business, it’s difficult to completely disconnect. To…
Why You Shouldn’t Count on a Phased Retirement
Talk about dashed expectations. A study published recently from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) finds that 77 percent of employers believe many of their employees plan to continue…
How to Live Forever with Marc Freedman
Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Encore.org, delivered a terrific TEDx Talk titled “How to Live Forever,” in which he explores longevity, youth, purpose and happiness, and the role older…
Kerry Hannon on Work in Later Life Featured on NPR
Chronologically Gifted: Kerry Hannon on Work in Later Life Kerry is an expert on career transitions, personal finance, and retirement; the author of a dozen books; and AARP’s Work and…
Reinvent Your Career Online Summit
I’m pleased to be one of the guest speakers in the “Reinvent Your Career Summit.” The Summit is a series of free interviews with 21 experts including authors and other…
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