Posts in category Retirement Living

THE WAY PEOPLE RETIRE is quite different than it was even 10 years ago. That means you need to change your way of thinking about retirement. …

MOVING ELDERLY PARENTS into your home can bring daunting challenges and unexpected closeness. Over the past 20 years, parents living with their adult children has …

SOME PEOPLE DREAM FOR years about moving to a retirement community. You might be able to forge new friendships and pursue interesting leisure activities in …

PARENTS WILL DO PRETTY much anything for their children. But parents need to be careful when boomerang kids return home after college to live, especially if …

TRADITIONAL RETIREMENT accounts are tax-deferred, not tax-free. As baby boomers turn 70, they must soon begin mandated withdrawals and pay the taxes on the money they tucked into …

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO figure out when you are truly ready to retire. Some people aim for a certain retirement age, perhaps 62 or 65, while …

Learn why some people are happily retired and others are miserable. SOME RETIREES ARE happy, while others are downright miserable. According to financial planners, what separates …

You might think of networking as a necessary career-boosting tool, but it’s just as important in retirement. Many retirees quickly realize how closely their identities were …

Many people dream of retiring to warm weather states like Florida or Arizona and spending leisurely days golfing, fishing or walking along the beach. But those …

While married couples sometimes try to coordinate when they retire, not all spouses retire at the same time. Age differences, different stages in their careers …