Can Employers Ask How Old You Are?
Would it be illegal if a recruiter asked, "How old are you?" If you are like the majority of age 50+ job seekers, I'll wager you answered with a confident "yes." The real answer may surprise you...
What Loss Looks Like During Covid
Have you lost a loved one during covid and struggled to find ways to grieve while separated from family? Like tens of thousands of older Americans, Jeanne has found herself in the challenging position of navigating the processes of grieving and adapting to life on her own within the unique constraints of the covid world.
How To Help Your Local Older Adults During Coronavirus
Here's a brief list of ways to help the members of your community that may be more vulnerable to complications from SARS-CoV-2, as well as how you can help them deal with the social isolation that may come from necessary social distancing measures.
The Latest Craze In Senior Living Is...Tiny Homes?
Instead of fixed abodes or aging in place, these intrepid older adults are downsizing and going mobile with the creative, entrancing, and fairy-tale-like tiny homes.
Crowd-sourcing Set To Accelerate Age Friendly Movement
“We need engagement from the bottom in addition to action from the top,” the World Health Organization’s Dr. John Beard tells Age Friendly Advisor.
The Biggest Threat To Your Retirement Is...Your Kids?!
This assistance often starts small and take many forms: cell phone expenses, groceries, and car payments, but can quickly balloon to much more costly expenditures that threaten your financial well-being.
Social Security for Divorced Spouses
If you are divorced, you may be aware that you can potentially claim retirement benefits based on your ex-spouse’s earnings record, but you may not fully appreciate how important the claiming strategy you select can be to your lifetime income.
Beth’s Bargains: Stretching My Retirement Dollar
Living on a fixed income in retirement often requires getting creative with spending. While not yet retired myself, I take pride in chasing down some of the best bargains.
The Case AGAINST Early Retirement
Early retirement seems like the dream—after all, when else but retirement could you have the freedom direct your own schedule and choose what you want to do? But a new article from the Wall Street Journal shows that the reality of early retirement may not be as promising as the allure.
The "Best Places To Retire" List Round-up
We looked at 6 different “Best Places To Retire” lists to see what they had in common—and what they may have missed.