Tough economic times and intractable unemployment have made career reinvention a necessity instead of a virtue for many older Americans. But sometimes finding a new career after middle age is about more than just bringing in a paycheck. The encore career is continuing to gain ground among millions of baby boomers. The idea is to [...] [...more]
Intel Corp. has something new inside: A $25,000 retiree benefit to help older workers transition into new careers in non-profit organizations. Last year, the technology giant launched the Intel Encore Career Fellowship program – a program offering a paid, one-year, $25,000 stipend to encourage near-retirement employees to put their skills to work in new careers [...] [...more]
I attended the annual Encore 2013 conference earlier this month, and it’s always a highlight on my calendar. Encore offers a great opportunity to hear from top thought leaders on the challenge of re-inventing careers at midlife, including the presentation of the Purpose Prize awards. Marc Freedman, CEO of Encore.org, always is too busy to [...] [...more]
Susan Damour flunked retirement. She tried it at age 64 in 2008 along with her husband, Tim, who was 68. That lasted a year. Overseas travel, cooking and knitting baby sweaters for the grandchildren weren’t enough to satisfy her. Tim, a retired attorney, was happy, but she hated it. “I’m an extrovert,” Damour says. “I [...] [...more]
On September 11, 2001, Lorraine Decker had it made. She and her husband Ken had a lucrative Houston financial planning practice specializing in retirement seminars all over the world for corporate employees. That day, they were waiting for a flight to New Orleans at the Newark airport when the first plane hit the twin towers [...] [...more]
