The AARP Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Circle will accept applications starting February 1st for its 2010 Women’s Scholarship Program, which helps fund career training and education to women over age 40 who have limited economic resources. AARP says the scholarships are awared to “women who are entering 2-3 year technical or skills up-grading programs or in [...] [read full article…]
A national group that supports grassroots aging-in-place communities has launched a web portal to support its movement. Village to Village Network (VTV) provides assistance and consulting services to intentional communities–a small but fast-growing grassroots movement to support seniors who want to age in place, rather than move to retirement communities. They do so by providing [...] [read full article…]
Women tend to outlive men–but far too many face poverty in old age. That’s due mainly to the continuing income gap with men, which affects contributions to Social Security and retirement accounts. But researchers also have documented that many women have a financial literacy gap that leads to poor decisions about saving, investing and debt–all [...] [read full article…]
Many older laid-off workers cling to the hope that they’ll find new jobs in their former line of work. It’s one of the most common errors of older job-seekers-and one of the most fatal. Rapid change makes it tough for laid-off workers to keep their skills fresh, and experience isn’t always valued as highly as [...] [read full article…]
Most financial advisors tend to focus on how much you need to save. But it’s equally important to cut your debt load as retirement approaches–especially your credit cards and mortgage. Unfortunately, pre-retirees today are carrying unprecedented levels of debt, which could become a big problem for them when they’re ready to stop working. So, anyone [...] [read full article…]
