You’re eager to start a part-time business in retirement and have done your research. Now it’s time to learn about the legal requirements and tax implications; the human or electronic legal help you may need and what that could cost. First off: Decidin… Continue reading
The day after you retire, if you’re a woman, you will probably wake up and be overjoyed to throw on jeans, workout clothes or stay in your pajamas. Your first thought will not be to do a closet purge or even think about one. However, the day will come … Continue reading
Who isn’t thinking about their retirement accounts these days? It’s been a whipsaw of a ride for 401(k)s, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other retirement funds lately. Stock and bond markets have been wild due to the coronavirus’ impact on t… Continue reading
What does it mean to retire? And who are you if you’re retired — a retired person, a former (fill in the blank) or someone very different from before? John Watkins, an English professor at the University of Minnesota, is not only wrestling with those q… Continue reading
You’re standing alone on the edge of a cliff, staring off into a vast unknown. Is this you, thinking about retirement? Or as one man told me during my research into the new retirement: “So I wake up in the morning, go to the fitness club and have coffe… Continue reading
Starting a part-time business once you’ve retired may sound daunting and risky. But it’s actually possible to launch some enterprises from home for less than $5,000. The five low-capital types of startups for retirement businesses: Coaching or consulti… Continue reading
When Ruth Brod retired from her job as a probation officer in 2004, she and her retired husband, Al, decided to sell their 1,600-square-foot house in New Hyde Park, N.Y. and move into a 2,800-square-foot house in Delray Beach, Fla. Having ample room to… Continue reading
When Ruth Brod retired from her job as a probation officer in 2004, she and her retired husband, Al, decided to sell their 1,600-square-foot house in New Hyde Park, N.Y. and move into a 2,800-square-foot house in Delray Beach, Fla. Having ample room to… Continue reading
A recent conversation with a 67-year-old friend who found herself unexpectedly retired by a job elimination brought home a grief we often fail to acknowledge: the loss of our work friends. “I used to talk to these people several times a day,” my friend… Continue reading
This past summer, Next Avenue published “Retiring on a Shoestring,” about a newly retired couple trying to live well on a limited budget. It hit a nerve with readers. But even though it’s not easy to live large on savings, some retirees are enjoying th… Continue reading