Kerry Hannon

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Women’s Changing Roles and Social Security

August 25, 2012 kerry

Social Security turned 77 this week, and Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, Paul Ryan, has put the retirement program on the front burner as a campaign issue. So I’ve…

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Your Ex and Your Credit: Kerry’s interview on KGO 810 News/Information-San Francisco

August 22, 2012 kerry

Click here to listen to my interview with Consumer guru Michael Finney on KGO 810 News/Information in San Francisco. It’s near the end of the hour. Starts at 35:14! Talking…

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Three Things I Learned From My First Online Job Application

August 22, 2012 kerry

I applied for a job this week–online. In full-disclosure, it wasn’t for myself. If you’ve been reading Second Verse regularly, you’ll have discovered in my column 10 Things to Do…

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Don’t Let Your Ex Ruin Your Credit

August 18, 2012 kerry

As if divorce isn’t fraught with enough pain and aggravation, your finances can wind up as collateral damage if your ex or soon-to-be ex has bad credit. Months after you’ve…

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Women and Financial Advisers: A Rocky Relationship

August 15, 2012 kerry

Not long after my husband, Cliff, and I got married, he asked me to join him for a meeting with his financial adviser. Cliff had invested with this adviser for…

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Nonprofits Are Hiring–But What Does This Job Pay?

August 12, 2012 kerry

The 2012 Idealist.org survey on nonprofit jobs landed in my inbox last week, and here’s what I found out. Some of it’s good–some plain annoying. More on that later. The…

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AARP.Org: 5 Must-Read Job-Hunting Books

August 10, 2012 kerry

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…

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Male Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Women

August 10, 2012 kerry

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…

Career Change What's Next?

What’s Next?

August 8, 2012 kerry

What's Next? Successful career transitions require a combination of dreams, planning ahead, and focus!

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Bye-Bye Snowbird: Fewer Boomers Expect to Move To Another State In Retirement

August 7, 2012 kerry

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…