Retirement

Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” For many, the best part of entering your retirement years is the opportunity to undertake adventurous travel, and for many older adults, that means embarking on a cruise. While the COVID pandemic caused massive disruption in…

Who doesn’t like a bargain? Whether you’re comfortable with your current finances or feeling a pinch due to fixed incomes and rising costs, no one likes to waste money or overspend. And apparently, some of the biggest retailers in the country are acutely aware of this. Axios just reported that…

It’s a chaotic and unpredictable time for the current US housing market. Yet for many, thoughts of downsizing to a smaller, less burdensome, and less expensive home are ever-present. While many believe that it’s a money-saver to downsize to a smaller home for lower taxes and mortgage payments, less maintenance…

So you may have seen frightening or even hysterical headlines in recent days about the stability of the Social Security system. Given the millions of us who currently receive Social Security, or will soon apply (or those younger adults who hope the system is still in place and available when…

For many, the opportunity to travel is one of the great perks of entering our later years. Shedding work and family responsibilities that kept us busy during our younger days, we now have the opportunity to focus on our own interests and passions, forging ahead to new destinies that fill…

As we’ve previously noted, there is an increasing trend today for older workers to stay in, or return to, the workforce beyond the theoretical retirement age of 65 (the age at which Medicare kicks in for most people). While that trend reflects both older adults who enjoy their work lives…