With the average 2018-‘19 cost of college tuition and fees a stunning $35,676 at private colleges and $21,629 for out-of-state students at state schools, according to U.S. News, it’s no wonder many parents and teens are frazzled about how to pay for co… Continue reading
Personal finance writer Jonathan Clements says you can build a happier, more prosperous financial life just by spending five or 10 minutes a day for 77 days — less than three months. Dubious? I confess I was until I read his new book on how to do it, F… Continue reading
Saving for retirement can feel overwhelming and even stressful at times for boomers and Gen Xers. Of Americans age 45 to 65, nearly half (49 percent) feel behind on retirement savings and are worried they’re already too far behind to reach their saving… Continue reading
With her recent book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A retirement and aging roadmap for single and childless adults, Sara Zeff Geber brought the term “solo agers” into the national vocabulary. By Geber’s definition, a solo ager (sometime… Continue reading
As CEO and president of the nonprofit Transamerica Institute and its Center for Retirement Studies as well as executive director of the Aegon Center for Longevity and Retirement, Catherine Collinson is one of the sharpest retirement researchers in the … Continue reading
A little over two years ago, the leaders of Los Angeles and L.A. County unveiled Purposeful Aging Los Angeles, their plan to make L.A. “the most age-friendly” place in the world. The idea is more than nice; it’s essential: The LA region’s older adult p… Continue reading
On the bookshelf by my desk at work is Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security by Philp Moeller, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Paul Solman. The 324 (!)-page book by a financial writer, an economist and the PBS NewsHour economics co… Continue reading
You’ve probably seen the TV commercial with the older couple talking about how happy they are after getting cash from selling their life insurance policy. If you’re in your 60s or 70s, should you sell your life insurance policy for quick cash, too? The… Continue reading
President Trump last week issued an executive order aimed at increasing retirement security for Americans, telling an audience in North Carolina that “we believe all Americans should be able to retire with the confidence, dignity and economic security … Continue reading
Many workers nearing retirement consider working part-time at a nonprofit as their next act. But a lack of experience in the nonprofit world stops them from applying. Here’s what could help: If more employers started doing something like what the organ… Continue reading