Some Enchanted Evening: The Story of a Midlife Blind Date

(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

Exploring ‘Solopreneurship’ After Retirement

(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

New York Stock Exchange owner set to buy property database

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is set to drop $335 million to acquire Simplifile, a provider of property record databases for county recorder offices. Continue reading

Crime Fiction: Savvy Sleuths Over 50

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

For These Student Entrepreneurship Winners, It’s All in the Family Business

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

Unlock your home buying power

Begin the journey to your dream home Homeownership is often considered the key to achieving the American Dream, and is often regarded as a measure of adulthood. Yet many Credit Karma members are either not qualified or don’t think they’ll ever be able to afford a home. In fact, more than 65 million of our […]

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Working in Retirement: Becoming an Apartment Rental Agent

If you want to earn extra money in retirement, enjoy working independently in a laid-back environment and want to connect with a variety of personalities, becoming an apartment rental agent could well be a great part-time job for you. I know it will be… Continue reading