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Why Older Adults Should Beware of Social Media
iStock BUD HEBELER: So many people believe that social media keeps them connected that it’s hard to even find older adults who oppose getting on the social-media train. They like knowing what their...
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What Those Nearing Retirement Don’t Know About Financial Planning
BUD HEBELER: I think “financial planning” is often the least understood. The ultimate goal is to get a practical and realistic retirement budget backed by a sound set of investments. Financial...
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Tips For Finding Meaning in Retirement
NATALIE CAINE: When you are seeking new meaning and how to spend your time when you retire, it is normal to feel off balance, which can show itself in irritability, fatigue or negativity. Fear rises...
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Retirees, Start Spending Your Money!
iStock ALICIA MUNNELL: In the old days, when people had old-fashioned pensions, the pattern was clear. A retired person would get a check from Social Security and a check from the XYZ company’s...
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Who Will Get Your Time, Energy and Money in Retirement?
iStock JONATHAN GUYTON: What’s one practical new year’s resolution soon-to-be retirees should make? In a nutshell, resolve that 2015 is the year to consider the question, “Who’s it for?” Who is it...
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How to Avoid Outliving Your Retirement Savings
DAVID BLANCHETT: One financial term I think those nearing retirement should better understand is longevity risk. Longevity risk deals with the risk of outliving your savings. People are living longer,...
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Four Ways to Make the Most of Retirement
MADDY DYCHTWALD: Have you ever heard the expression, “live fast, die young”? As you probably know, this philosophy of life suggests taking lots of risks, enjoying life to the fullest and not suffering...
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How to Practice Retirement Before You Retire
iStock WILLIAM REICHENSTEIN: Your New Year’s resolution should be to practice retirement. This consists of two steps. First, carefully budget your expected retirement lifestyle. How much will you need...
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Find Your Retirement Passion Before You Retire
BUD HEBELER: The best way to find your retirement passion is to discover it before you retire. People who enter retirement not knowing what they want to do in retirement often simply vegetate the rest...
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The Key to Finding Passion in Retirement
iStock SARA LAWRENCE-LIGHTFOOT: Several of the women and men I interviewed for my book, “The Third Chapter” talk about “boundary crossing” as the source of their passion and the impetus for new...
View ArticleFinancial Terms Those Nearing Retirement Often Misunderstand – At A Glance
Planning for retirement doesn’t necessarily get easier with age.
View ArticleHow to Find Your Passion in Retirement – At A Glance
Now that you’ve retired, how do you figure out what you actually want to do with the rest of your life?
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions for Soon-to-Be Retirees – At A Glance
The close of 2014 and beginning of 2015 means that for many, retirement is one year closer.
View ArticleThe Benefits and Risks of Getting Older Adults on Social Media – At A Glance
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social-media platforms have attracted lots of users in recent years. Increasingly, older adults are creating profiles, too, finding old friends and connecting...
View ArticleHaving the ‘MoneyTalk’ With Aging Parents – At A Glance
Adult children often find it difficult to have “the money talk” with aging parents. Many feel it is not their place.
View ArticleCommon Retirement-Account Misconceptions – At A Glance
Forget for a moment whether you are saving enough for retirement. Do you actually know how to get the most of your retirement account?
View ArticleCommon Estate-Planning Mistakes – At A Glance
We all know that having an estate plan is good for our finances and for our heirs. But many of us fail to put a plan in place—for fear of facing our own mortality, among other reasons.
View ArticleHow to Get People to Boost Retirement Savings – At A Glance
There are countless studies and reports about how many investors face the possibility of outliving their retirement savings. But for some people, boosting one’s nest egg isn’t necessarily easy or...
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What Has–and Hasn’t—Surprised Me About Growing Older
The author with her daughter and granddaughter. David Hatch SARA LAWRENCE-LIGHTFOOT: What is one element of growing older that has surprised me? Ever since I was a young child, I loved assuming the...
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How Much Can You Safely Spend in Retirement?
iStock WADE PFAU: One of the key questions new retirees want to answer is: How much can I safely spend in retirement? Answers will vary, though, as sustainable spending rates in retirement depend on a...
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