Category: Retirement
Boomers & Zoomers – Is Networking Still Necessary?
We boomers are the next generation to retire. In fact, some of us already have done it. So the question is, how do we know when we can? And, how do we get along if we can’t? Canadian boomer Donna Messer is a networking expert and works with the Financial Advisors Association. She has advice that sounds sensible.
Double Social Security Benefits
How’d you like to double the size of your Social Security checks? You will goose your future retirement income if you are able to delay the start of your benefits from age 62 to 70, reports CBS MarketWatch.
Social Security Squeezed by Flood of Retirees
New figures show that the Social Security trust fund’s annual surplus was all but exhausted in 2009 as the recession steered hundreds of thousands of workers to retirement or claiming disability.
The Case Against Retirement
The Age of Retirement was one of America’s most successful social reforms ever. But that era is over. A new vision of old age is emerging from the trauma of the credit crunch and the Great Recession.
How Accomplished People Retire Successfully
Here we are, full of life, maybe even feeling full of youth, and close enough to be thinking about putting all this energy into retirement. Fast forward to the U.S. economy, 2009…which is another way of saying, Not so fast, pal. You may want to retire, but you have to work. That’s what psychologist and executive coach Bill Roiter writes about in his book Beyond Work: How Accomplished People Retire Successfully.
Where’s Your Ideal Place to Retire?
Here’s a quick and easy online poll. Best of all, no strings attached – Many baby boomers have seen their retirement nesteggs shrink in recent months, due to the economy. But, let’s dream a little … if you had adequate retirement funds to live just about anyplace, where would you choose to retire? [poll=2]
Social Security: Apply Now Online
Baby boomers have lived through the assassinations of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Martin Luther King Jr., the race to the moon and the Communist threat, Watergate and a few wars. Along the way, most became comfortable using computers and the Internet. Now, as they ease into their golden years, they’ll be part of another [...]
Are Communities Ready for Boomers?
A series of news reports seeks to answer the question: “Is my community a good place to grow old?” The stories are the product of reporter Cicily O’Connor and Spot.Us, a non-profit project for community-funded journalism. The series — “When the longevity revolution hits your town” — is significant on two fronts: First, it explores [...]
