“Do I have enough money to retire?” There was a time when that relatively simple question lay at the center of retirement planning. Today, however, the landscape has changed dramatically. These days, most retirees are living longer than ever, and retirement planners...
If you are on the threshold of retirement, one of the great challenges is determining how much money you are actually going to need to cover future expenses. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a retirement crystal ball that would allow you to peer into the future in order to...
There are two realities facing most seniors. One is that the odds are good we’ll need long-term care someday. The other is that it’s going to be expensive. We’ve written articles here on the Blog before about how to pay for long-term care, but it’s clearly a topic...
Our focus this week on the Blog is aging alone. For millions of American seniors, solo aging is their daily experience, some by choice and some out of necessity. Elsewhere on the Blog, we’ve included articles that describe solo aging in general terms. But what is the...
When we think of growing older in America, we typically think of people aging as a couple. For most seniors, that image is true: the majority of U.S. adults are aging in the company of a spouse or partner. But roughly 20 percent of adults 50 and older are “solo...
If you’re old enough to have a clear memory of the 1980s – not that long ago, we hear you say – then you recall the television hit “The Golden Girls.” This sitcom ran for seven seasons and racked up a long list of awards, due in large part to its ensemble cast of...
