Retirement

Maybe you have a hazy concept of how your later years will unfold- retirement in the not too distant future, maybe some travel or finding new hobbies, if you have the financial luxury to do so. But, as we all know, life unfolds in mysterious ways with lots of bumps…

Readers of agebuzz may remember that back in May, we featured a post about the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute , a program that offers second career training for distinguished professionals. Few of us are likely to be candidates for such a prestigious program, yet we may still need help developing the skills…

The percentage of people living to 100 or older is increasing each year and there’s much to celebrate about that. Especially as there is now research that shows that for those who live beyond their 90s, their last years of life tend to be healthier than was previously recognized. New research…

For most of us approaching retirement, there’s always the concern about whether we’ll have sufficient resources to support and even enjoy ourselves. While we can never predict precisely how much money we’ll need for retirement, there are some basic guidelines out there to help you prepare. Specifically, there are a…

Following divorce, women are often in more a more vulnerable financial place than they had formally been. Many are not properly informed about benefits available to them from their former spouse despite the divorce, and this is especially troublesome if retirement is looming. For example, consider Social Security. Did you…

It sounds like a Hollywood movie: a restless retiree realizes that perhaps he left the work world too soon and begins searching for something new. He winds up as the oldest summer intern among dozens of millennials. At first, awkwardness ensues but eventually they each learn to appreciate what the…