Getty 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, warmer spot and cut your daily living costs.
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This article is part of a series; click here to read Part 1. The fundamental risk for retirement is unknown longevity, which is summarized in the question, how long will your retirement plan need to generate income? It is the risk of running out of assets before running out of time. The length of retirement
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has a new idea to address student debt—take from your retirement. (Photo By … [+] Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has a new idea to address student debt—take from your retirement. Earlier this week, Senator Paul introduced the Higher Education Loan Payment
Entrepreneurs who work at H Street Greenhouse in Washington, D.C. Kerry Hannon 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 entrepreneurs that offers a tantalizing alternative to
An intensified focus on elder financial abuse by federal and state agencies is being seen as a potential cause for the tripling of reports from financial institutions of suspected cases over the past six years to the Financial Crimes Financial Network (FinCEN). FinCEN is the Treasury Department’s anti-domestic and anti-international terrorism financing unit. Monthly Suspicious
We all have instructional life stories, but Carl Selinger’s is more dramatic, more harrowing, than most. And his story deals with an experience that helped him learn something crucial about himself that he’s carried into a productive retirement. Selinger, 73, is a survivor of the FIRST World Trade Center attack, on February 26th, 1993. A
A concerned daughter with an older mom called AgingParents.com for advice. “I’m worried about my mom’s driving” she said. I asked her about her concerns, which she said were that her mom loved driving a lot and drove to visit her from out of state several times a year. There was an upcoming trip planned.
Getty Social capital is the practice of developing and maintaining positive, healthy relationships. Those relationships make up the social networks of people willing to help each other when necessary. Capital generally refers to assets, and social capital refers to the resources that are available to people because of their networks. Sociologists go much further in
Getty How much do you need to save in order to retire? This is a very common question, and the answer sometimes gives people sticker shock. Fortunately, simply working a bit longer or taking a closer look at spending can make a very big difference. One rule heard often, for example, is that by 67
DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 25: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn poses for a selfie with a WASPI … [+] (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigner in Renishaw on November 25, 2019 in Derbyshire, England. A day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched the Conservative manifesto, Jeremy Corbyn is expected to announce Labour’s housing policy. (Photo by