Being a celebrity has to be the best gig in the world, right? It comes with money, property, prestige, constant attention and a gang of admirers. But, as the recent news stories about the late legendary Marvel comic book creator Stan Lee and ‘60s psych… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This content is provided by The John A. Hartford Foundation, a Next Avenue funder.) Are you safe at home? Many of us take the answer to that question for granted. After all, our home should be our refuge. It should be a place where we f… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Acts Retirement-Life Communities.) Pets make wonderful companions no matter your age. The sheer presence of a pet in your life can not only bring joy but also improve your well-being in a number of different… Continue reading
A man accused of posing as a Realtor to steal jewelry from an open house has been arrested, according to police in Toronto, Canada. Continue reading
(This is an excerpt from Love, Loss and Moving On, a memoir by Lorie Kleiner Eckert, about life post-divorce, which she discovers includes both challenges and opportunities.) Going on this date is either a very romantic or an entirely insane thing to d… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This content is provided by VSP Vision Care, a Next Avenue sponsor.) Planning for the next chapter of your life, especially if you’re considering retirement, brings about many questions: Will I be able to travel? Should I contribute mor… Continue reading
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is set to drop $335 million to acquire Simplifile, a provider of property record databases for county recorder offices. Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Acts Retirement-Life Communities.) There are many options to consider when planning for retirement. What can really be confusing is making sense of the different types of communities available, not to mentio… Continue reading
Does age really bring wisdom? Recent studies affirm this adage, showing that older adults are better able to estimate the slope of a hill, recover quickly after making a mistake and use their brains more efficiently than younger adults. For readers of… Continue reading
In his book Wisdom @ Work, entrepreneur and “modern elder” Chip Conley identifies “intergenerational reciprocity” as a wellspring of social and economic opportunity. “When generations were siloed, both older and younger workers were like hermetically s… Continue reading