Retirement

It’s probably no surprise that older workers face discrimination in the hiring process. And for older women, the challenges are even greater, as a recent study from the Federal Reserve of San Francisco confirms. That makes no sense, given the experiential wisdom and wise perspective that older women can contribute to…

Undoubtedly everyone is aware of the turmoil currently surrounding efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and to alter other aspects of our health care system.  Seniors and those approaching the Medicare sign-up age may feel they are protected from most of this maelstrom. In fact, Speaker Paul…

For many of us, retirement may be a time to kick back, relax and take it easy. But for those of us who are not the “retiring” type, our later years may be precisely the time to get creative and start a business. Apparently the fastest rate of entrepreneurship in…

While it’s critical that everyone contemplate what his or her needs will be in retirement, the planning may require extra consideration for women.  Given that women have often endured pay inequity, time out from the workforce and other actions that have affected their finances, it’s important that women receive retirement…

Whether you’re on the cusp or it’s a far off fantasy, retirement requires thought and planning: how to fill your time, how to find meaning and perhaps most practically, how to keep your funds from disappearing too fast. There’s an entertaining and informative documentary now on-line that may jumpstart your thinking….

Physicians have historically been uncomfortable initiating conversations about end-of-life care with their patients. Such communication requires tact, sensitivity and, of course, time. In 2016, however, physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants were given the authority to bill Medicare to conduct these challenging discussions, thus allowing providers to carve out discreet time…