The Benefits of Pet-Friendly Retirement Communities

(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

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