When Barbara and Mark Gomperts became empty nesters a few years ago, they found themselves using just a fraction of the 3,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house where they had raised their children in Vienna, Virginia. They bought a townhouse in nearby Burke that was a third the size of the house they sold. “We just didn’t need [...] [read full article…]
I’ll be doing a free 30-minute webinar on planning for retirement in the new economy on May 16th for National Seminars, the online training company. The webinar airs live at 10:30AM Central Time that day, and will be archived for later viewing. You can register for the webinar here. The session will feature key findings [...] [read full article…]
Ellen Goodman spent decades talking with Americans through her Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper column about social change and the women’s movement. But when her mother became severely ill several years ago, it struck her there was one profoundly important conversation the two of them had never had. “My mother was the kind of person who would [...] [read full article…]
It is time to stop blaming the victim when it comes to women and retirement planning. An endless stream of studies and surveys all show women are less prepared for retirement than men. The typical story line: “Women aren’t interested in managing money, and they’re not good at it. They’re more interested in other things [...] [read full article…]
The baby boom generation has broken the mold at every stage of life, and it looks like aging won’t be any different. Boomers aren’t heading quietly into retirement. They’re launching businesses, embracing digital technology and living abroad in greater numbers than ever before. But in other ways they are struggling more than the previous generation. [...] [read full article…]
