Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical … [+] Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award during the the 70th International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP
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A monitor displays Charles Schwab Corp. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) … [+] in New York in a file photo. Schwab released a study saying only 41% of the people receiving equity compensation have sold of their stock. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Participants in equity
While the viral “Ok, Boomer” catchphrase seems to connote a disconnect between baby boomers and millennials and Gen Zs, there is one area that is impacting just about every age group—caregiving. Indeed caregiving is a universal issue: no matter who you are, you’ve needed care, if only as an infant. And chances are if you
I can remember pulling onto my grandparents’ farm about 15 miles west of Council Grove, Kansas on Thanksgiving Day in the backseat of my dad’s 1969 Delta 88 Oldsmobile. The dirt roads that led there were—and still are—rutted from the wagons that rolled along that portion of the 900 miles of Great Plains that connected
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the best time to file, lump sum payments and benefit rates, earnings after 70, when public pensions affect benefits and calculating benefit amounts. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, a company that
By Rachel Hartman, Next Avenue Contributor Getty A growing number of Americans age 65 and older are shunning traditional retirement and continuing to work, part-time or full-time. And 37% of employees say they expect to work past 70, according to a 2018 Willis Towers Watson survey. While more employees are pushing back retirement age, their
Hearing, memory and mobility all going at once: the aging triple whammy. We see it with Walter 91, was a very accomplished CEO in his day. He has always been a take-charge guy. But now, he has a severe hearing loss which limits his life considerably. He hates hearing aids and won’t wear them. He
Don’t let a retirement decision hold you hostage Getty We were having Thanksgiving dinner at my grandma’s house like normal. Me and my brothers, along with my cousins, were at the kid table when my Aunt came by with the dish that she brought to pass. She walked by and dropped two pieces of toxic sledge,
AFP via Getty Images When you’re creating a trust for the benefit of yourself or your family members, choosing the state law that will govern it has many implications and potential benefits—not just for you, but for your beneficiaries as well. Historically, Delaware has been the jurisdiction of choice for grantors of trusts. For generations,
With the release of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s Social Security plan, the Democratic Party’s stance on Social Security is clearer than ever. All four top tier presidential candidates — Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — favor expanding, not cutting, Social Security. Democrats’ support for Social Security expansion extends beyond the presidential campaign