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By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®   “Where do you want to live when we’re old?” I asked my husband two years ago. That was before my 75th birthday. Charlie replied, “Our grandkids already think we’re old!”       Conversations followed over the coming days and months, resulting in…

No one wants to think of themselves as vulnerable to being scammed or swindled, but the reality is, if you’re an older adult, you likely have a target on your back. We’ve already published many posts on scams and frauds perpetrated against those aged 60 and beyond, but despite the…

If you’re one of the legions of people who have retired (or have been “retired”) in the wake of the pandemic, or if the pandemic has pushed you to reconsider what’s important in your life, you may now be pondering where in the world to go. Maybe it’s time to…

No matter your age, for most of us September signals the return to school. And while school routines and in-person education have been severely hampered due to COVID, everyone seems to understand the importance of learning and the need to do everything possible to keep students in the classroom. And…

While for some of us, the thought of growing older without having a spouse or adult children might be anxiety-provoking, for others, that’s just a normal way of life and may even be a preferable way of aging. Certainly, in this generation of older adults, who have had access to…

So here we are in September, with the Delta variant surging, schools re-opening, masks and vaccines being mandated, and boosters likely to be soon implemented. With all that going on it’s confusing as to how safe you are and what risks you face. We know that even if vaccinated, you…