Retirement
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Retire Just for the Health of It!
Last month, I participated in a fundraising walk to end an aggressive form of cancer. A very close friend of…
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How Can You Maximize Your Retirement Income in 2020 via Social Security and Medicare Strategies?
We asked David Freitag, a financial planning consultant with MassMutual, and this is what he had to say: As the…
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Multigenerational Living: A Creative Approach to Aging in Place
Although many seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age, sometimes care needs prevent this from being…
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Filing Early for Social Security Retirement Benefits Leads to Some Drawbacks
This year, 2019, marks the first time more than half of baby boomers in the United States are age 62…
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Retirementhood: Next Exit
Is your blinker on — or have you already taken the exit? Where and what the heck is Retirementhood? We…
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After Several Careers, I’m Working Toward My Fifth Act
People talk about entering the second act of their life as they age. But not me. No way — I’m…
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Be Cautious—Criminals are Looking for Your Social Security Data
Does this sound like a scene from a movie? Bob is relaxing at home after a crazy day at the…
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You’re an Empty Nester…Now What?
Hello, fellow Empty Nester! Happy Fall!!! How was your Summer? Mine? Thanks for asking! My husband and I had one…
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How to Live a Healthy and Wealthy Retirement Life!
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.”– Harry Emerson Fosdick ‘Retirement’ may sound mind-soothing and relaxing, but…
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Good Morning, Retirement!
While sipping a latte during a recent vacation, my husband and I met individuals and couples who, like us, were…
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How to Outsmart Con Artists
An Evening with Frank Abagnale Jr. Sponsored by AARP. A few days ago, I rented a movie I’d heard much…
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Retirement: Is Your Marriage Ready?
“I married you for better or worse, but not for lunch,” Jody read in an article about retirement planning, and…
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Social Security: Sometimes, “You Live and You Learn”
A recent study of retirees conducted by AgeFriendly.com for MassMutual found interesting answers to this fundamental retirement planning question, “If…
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How Women Over 50 Can Meet—and Beat—the Challenge of a Career Change
Changing directions can be hard at any age, but transitioning later in your career can be especially daunting. How do…
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Preparing for a Fail-Safe Retirement
My friend, Emily, was in her early 60s. She had worked her way up the corporate ladder and loved her…
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Keep Informed on Important Changes to Social Security and Medicare
Each year the Social Security Administration announces small incremental changes to both the Social Security program and the Medicare program.…
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