The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and so it goes with retirement in 2009. The brutal stock market decline and frozen real estate market have wrecked the retirement plans of many Americans, who now find themselves back in the job market looking for ways to supplement their income. It’s no easy [...] [read full article…]
A friend lost his job recently at age 64. He had been a fundraiser for a major national charitable organization that has seen its donor base hammered by recession and now is cutting headcount. My friend doesn’t want to retire–but at the same time he understands that the odds aren’t great that he’ll find a [...] [read full article…]
Maestro David Dworkin’s second act still involves conducting. At age 74, he’s training health coordinators and fitness trainers in a low impact exercise program for seniors called Conductorcise–a combination of symphony performance, music lesson and aerobics workout. Dworkin has led orchestras across America and abroad, and served as Conductor and Artistic Consultant of three PBS [...] [read full article…]
For journalists, the new year is a time for crystal ball gazing, despite our miserable track record as forecasters. Making predictions for 2009 is especially treacherous, considering the instability we’re living through. That hasn’t stopped me from assembling my forecast for this year’s top 10 retirement trends. However, hoping to improve my odds–or maybe just [...] [read full article…]
