Browsing: Retirement

Japan is cool, modern and traditional. And … cheap? That is what Hannah Kirshner found to her surprise. We are talking about buying property. The young…

“I don’t want to be a burden on my children when I’m old.” This statement is one I consistently hear expressed by older people from all…

For years, I have said that Dr. Ruth (Ruth Westheimer) is my role model. Dr. Ruth, sex therapist, professor, and author, spent her life educating people…

By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue Many Americans in their 50s don’t have nearly enough savings set aside for retirement. How bad is the shortfall? According to…

By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Here’s the long-term care problem for many middle-income people: They want to buy a long-term care policy to defray the staggering…

Many American retirees are making significant mistakes with their traditional IRAs by planning to leave the accounts to their children or other heirs. Inheriting a traditional…

By Kelly K. James, Next Avenue During an interdepartmental Zoom meeting, a vice president asked for feedback about a video he’d produced, on a tight timeframe,…

By Elana Rabinowitz, Next Avenue “We call it pretirement,” a woman said while gushing about her new life in the affluent resort town of Saratoga Springs,…

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is working hard to win the support of older voters, but what would she do to address their many concerns if…

A smart use of any retirement savings you’ve set aside in Roth IRAs and/or Roth 401k accounts can help you reduce the income taxes you’ll pay…