By Jo-Anne | Published:
December 19, 2010
Back on December 1, 2010, an article was posted on the AFL Your Money | Insurance page, entitled: Painful Measures: Losing Retirement Health Insurance. Once again we’re bringing the topic front and center. It simply cannot be overstated. The promise that many employers made, the promise of a health benefit being provided to you when you [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
August 5, 2010
Let’s look at the final two “secrets” to a happy retirement, as was highlighted by Sidney Lagier in her recent US News’ article. The first 2 secrets were discussed in the posting here of July 25th and the next three secrets are discussed in the posting here on July 29th. Here are the last 2 [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
July 29, 2010
Our previous posting here references US News’ recent article by Sydney Lagier: 7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement. In that posting, we reviewed Sydney’s first 2 secrets: good health and having a significant other in your life. Let’s look at three more of these secrets.
A Social Network. The US News article mentions research showing that [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
July 25, 2010
US News came out this week with a great article, “7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement.” It could have easily been entitled “7 Secrets to a Happy Life,” as the “secrets” make a lot of sense, regardless of how many candles we have on our birthday cakes. The problem, though, is that these secrets may [...]
By Jo-Anne | Published:
July 11, 2010
I recently had the opportunity to review a report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, which has produced its 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey. (You can read the report right here.) There are several significant, eye-opening findings in the report. For example, “most workers have little put away in savings and investments…” – and when you [...]
Also posted in finances, planning |
By Jo-Anne | Published:
June 27, 2010
After Fifty Living user “Beeples985″ wrote into the “Where To Live After 50″ forum recently. “Looking to downsize soon. Ugh, the thought of all that and moving too….” Beeples985 got me thinking – there really are so many issues and options to consider in the “stay put or move” decision-making process. Here are four issues [...]
Also posted in aging, aging-in-place |
By Jo-Anne | Published:
June 19, 2010
The average Social Security check is $1200 per month. If Social Security is or will be your main source (or only source) of retirement income, then you may need to do some serious thinking about where you’ll hang your hat in retirement. While issues such as climate, medical care, and potential for intellectual stimulation are [...]
