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
(This article is adapted from Don’t Retire Rewire!) The transition to retirement is stressful, and that stress is made worse by not having a plan. Leaving full-time work is a time of change, ambiguity and lack of structure. It’s easier to know where yo… Continue reading
(This article originally appeared on NerdWallet.com.) In the hurried days of a big move to a new job, there’s one valuable item workers are neglecting to pack: the money their former employer invested for them in a 401(k). There’s a lot of lost retirem… Continue reading
Roughly half of employed Americans (48 percent) aren’t saving any more for retirement this year than last and 13 percent are saving less, according to a new Bankrate.com survey. What could help Americans — and you, in particular — save more? A noted re… Continue reading
A couple of years ago, my then 39-year-old brother, our divorced mom, and I went on a tropical vacation in Hawaii. The trip coincided with my mother, in her late ‘60s, entering semi-retirement. After working two full-time jobs as a nurse for over 25 ye… Continue reading