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Chasing down retirement
With most Baby Boomers short on savings, longer worklife urged Original Source by Gail Marks Jarvis It seemed like a good idea. Baby Boomers who never got around to saving as much as they hoped promised to keep working past retirement age. The joke in…
Author: Chicago Tribune
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For baby boomers, retirement likely to include a job
by DOUG BATES If you’re among the first wave of baby boomers thinking of retiring soon, here are a few phrases you might start practicing: “Paper or plastic?” “Welcome to Wal-Mart.” “Want fries with that?” You won’t necessarily be bagging groceries, greeting shoppers or flipping…
Author: Kalamazoo Gazette
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One in Five Baby Boomers Cuts Retirement Saving
by WILLIAM M. BULKELEY One in five middle-aged workers stopped contributing to their retirement plans in the last year, and one in three has considered delaying retirement, according to a new survey by AARP, an advocacy group for older Americans. The numbers, from an AARP…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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Survey: Many plan to delay retirement - voluntarily
by David Pitt For medical office manager Sue Stein, working past the typical retirement age was a choice she made because she’s still having fun at her job and likes the lively banter with the young medical students around her. Stein, 69, is among the…
Author: The Associated Press
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Laboring longer a growing trend for Americans
by Dave Carpenter Americans are changing the game plan for retirement, with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age and working into their late 60s and beyond. While the average retirement age remains 63, that standard may soon be going the way of the…
Author: The Associated Press
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Work past retirement age? Avoid pitfalls, penalties
Original Source BY MARK MILLER Tribune Media Services So you’re getting ready to retire, but think you’ll want to keep working in some fashion after you leave. Maybe you’ll downshift to a part-time position with your former employer, or do some consulting. Congratulations on making…
Author: New York Newsday
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Millions of older Americans work longer, retire later;
Longer lives, inadequate savings and a slowing economy are among the reasons why more people are working past the average retirement age of 63. by Dave Carpenter Americans are changing the game plan for retirement, with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age and…
Author: Associated Press
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Seniors stepping out of retirement, into workplace
by DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH — Wade Clements is determined to find work. The 61-year-old land surveyor was laid off in September, and he’s now a regular at the WorkforceSolutionsWestsideWorkforceCenter in Fort Worth. Clements was there Friday, editing his résumé and searching online for jobs…
Author: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Insights on Reinventing Retirement
18 Jun 2008 Original Source By Marci Alboher A new survey conducted by Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation shows that the idea of reinventing retirement is not just something that people talk about, but is something they are already doing. The survey – which…
Author: The New York Times
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Retirement With A Purpose
When Betty Otte retired in the mid-1990s, she was burned out and ready for some well-deserved rest and relaxation. For 10 years, she had worked hard managing more than a dozen weight loss centers in the Orange County, Calif., area, where she was in charge…
Author: Forbes Magazine