We’ve all seen the studies – one seems to land on my desk once or twice a week. “Americans are living longer.” “Fewer have defined benefit pensions.” “The value of Social Security is shrinking.” “Boomers don’t have enough money to retire comfortably.” “A retirement crisis is looming.” Just a couple recent data points: –Working American [...] [read full article…]
Here’s something I never thought I’d do: publish an essay in a volume alongside Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Jimmy Carter. But the editors at Sellers Publishers invited me about a year ago to contribute to a volume of essays called 65 Things to Do When You Retire, 65 Notable Achievers on How to Make [...] [read full article…]
The Great Recession has left millions of midlife Americans up a creek without a paddle. Having lost jobs at the peak of their careers, they must find new work for the second half of their lives. Many will likely need to reinvent their careers — and may consider themselves too old to embark on something [...] [read full article…]
Today’s report on unemployment shows that the economy continues to gather steam – payrolls grew by 200,000 and the jobless rate ticked downward again, to 8.5 percent. But young Americans are having a much tougher time finding work than older workers. The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for workers over age 55 stood at 6.2 percent last [...] [read full article…]
The Republican Party has staged a mind-numbing 18 presidential debates this year, and more questions and answers lie ahead as the primaries and general election get into high gear in the new year. The future of Social Security and Medicare will be central issues in the 2012 election. The ongoing debate about income inequality also [...] [read full article…]
