Working in Retirement
MSNBC, November 15th, 2009Ah, retirement! Before the 1950s it was
something only the wealthy could afford to do. Everyone else needed an
income, and most folks struggled to get by in the industrial economy as
their faculties deteriorated. Back in the
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US News & World Report, November 4th, 2009Almost half of laid-off workers succumbed to the temptation of spending their retirement
stash last year. Some 46 percent of retirement savers who left their
job in 2008 cashed out their 401(k), according
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Reuters, October 23rd, 2009More Americans plan to delay retirement following steep drops in the
value of their savings accounts, data from several new surveys show.
A study to be released on Thursday by Canadian insurer Sun Life
Financial Inc
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The New York Times, October 19th, 2009Many people view retirement as a time to stop working. But new
research shows that people who take on full- or part-time jobs after
retirement have better health.
The finding is based on data collected from 12,189
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Montgomery Advertiser, August 11th, 2009The mass baby boomer re tirement anticipated over the next 20-30 years
is expected to create an overall U.S. labor shortage of 35 million
workers.That's potentially good news for future retirees who either want
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Miami Herald, August 9th, 2009 Americans have been losing their jobs
in droves, yet one group has gained ground in employment during this
recession: workers 55 and older.The reason - economic necessity - says a lot about what aging baby boomers may
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CNN Money, August 7th, 2009Forget lazy days rocking on a creaky porch swing, these days working is the new retirement. Last
year's severe market losses left many once-healthy retirement accounts
depleted, forcing many seniors to put their retirement
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CNN Money, July 23rd, 2009Retirement dreams are quickly fading for thousands of older workers,
as the severe market losses that ravaged once-healthy retirement
accounts over the last year force many seniors to work longer.There
were 430,000 people
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Boston Globe, June 24th, 2009I have enough. I hope you find you do, too, when you consider what’s really important in your life.I’ve pondered the question of how
much is enough after receiving a perceptive e-mail from a reader and
review copies of two
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CBS News, May 17th, 2009John Bauer was a high school teacher in Michigan before retiring to
Asheville, and getting a part-time job as a tour guide at the Biltmore
Estate.
"Why do I wanna keep on teaching when I can retire financially and I can try
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US News & World Report - March 31, 2009
We like to think that if we plan and save throughout our working lives, a secure retirement is within reach. But retirement often happens unexpectedly. A lay off, health problem, or the illness of a relative
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The New York Times - April 1, 2009
Justin Williams worked as an engineer at Honeywell International for 31 years, and when he retired last April, he knew he could not afford to stop working. His home in suburban Maryland, on which he had spent his
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Center for Retirement Research at Boston College - January 20, 2009
With the economy sliding ever deeper into recession, questions arise about how older workers are faring and how their fate relative to younger workers compares to the past. The
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Reuters - January 6, 2009
Older Americans are spending less on entertainment and restaurant meals as the recession forces them to focus on paying for essentials such as food, gas and medicine, a survey released on Tuesday said.
A survey of Americans
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Google News - Jan 2, 2009.
The safety net is almost gone, the nest egg is cracking.
Many Americans have recently found themselves changing retirement plans after losing a substantial amount of home equity as the housing market and the overall U.S.
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