As a new decade and year are about to begin, professional forecasters are, of course, going through the exercise of guesstimating the future course of the markets and U.S. economy. From what I’ve seen, they’re generally expecting the record-breaking U…. Continue reading
As lifespans lengthen around the world, men and women are: delaying when they marry and have children; returning to school as adults to gain skills and working beyond traditional retirement age. In countries as dissimilar as Japan and Morocco, they’re … Continue reading
“Have a side hustle” is common advice for people who want to ensure their financial survival in case their full-time job goes away, survive unemployment or help boost retirement savings. About 28% of workers have one, according to the new Gallup Great … Continue reading
We often think of successful entrepreneurs as fanatical types — often young — dreaming up brilliant ideas and then taking them to market. But would you believe that over 70% of the most transformative innovations in the past 30 years came from corporat… Continue reading
Imagine this: Your employer says not only can you work from home, you can work from anywhere in the world. Hmm… Maybe you’d move near your grown kids in another part of the country and work from there. Or maybe you’d relocate to a less expensive, warme… Continue reading
Question: Are business co-working spaces for midlife entrepreneurs taking off? Answer: Not yet. But… stay tuned. Here’s why: In Washington, D.C., something called the H Street Greenhouse is developing a model boutique co-working space for midlife entre… Continue reading
(We’re always interested in new research and insights about growing older in America and the new book by Thomas Cole, Old Man Country: My Search for Meaning Among the Elders, has them in spades. Cole traversed the country interviewing men in their 80s … Continue reading
If you’re hoping to work from home in your second act, you’re in good company. According to Buffer’s 2019 State of Remote Work report, 99% of nearly 2,500 remote workers surveyed said they’d like to work remotely at least some of the time for the rest … Continue reading
A growing number of Americans age 65 and older are shunning traditional retirement and continuing to work, part-time or full-time. And 37% of employees say they expect to work past 70, according to a 2018 Willis Towers Watson survey. While more employe… Continue reading
For six years running, the Federal Reserve has found that roughly 40% of U.S. households would have difficulty coping with a $400 unexpected expense. A financial emergency would hit people 50 and older especially hard; AARP recently found that 51% of A… Continue reading