“Retirement at 65 is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.” — George Burns It seems that George Burns was onto something. More and more older Americans are working well past the traditional age of 65 and there is good reason. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall U.S. work force…
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Reaching age 65 once meant collecting a final paycheck. But today, more Americans are trying to delay retirement — working well into the traditional retirement years, not because they have to, but because they want to. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2016, 18.8% of Americans age 65 and older reported being employed part-…
Old. Venerable. Elderly. Veteran. Senior. Long in the tooth. Geriatric. Mature. Seasoned. Geezer. Expert. Grey haired. 50. 60. 70. 80. 90… No matter what you call it (positive or negative), your age should not matter when it comes to jobs. However, new research indicates that age discrimination is a very real and measurable thing. This…
A recent study reports that jobs for seniors are easier to find. The average retirement age is being pushed back each year and there is no longer a “typical” definition of what retirement is. A large number of older Americans don’t necessarily ever want to stop working completely, for reasons such as keeping themselves busy,…
Forget early retirement. The trends all point toward working well after the traditional retirement age of 65 – reversing earlier tendencies toward quitting work by age 62 or before. In fact, an AARP study reported that almost half of their respondents planned to have retirement jobs and be a working senior into their 70s or…
So, for either financial or personal reasons you think you might want to work past the traditional retirement age of 65. What are your options for work? Are there good jobs for seniors? What are the best jobs after retirement? The good news is that jobs for seniors are numerous and seem to be growing….
Working as long as possible is a recommended retirement strategy for almost everyone. There are so many benefits to working as long as possible and they are not only financial. Working keeps you young, happy and healthy. However, it can be difficult for an older person to find a job. A study by the Government…
There really are benefits to going to work every day (having a place to go and people to see can keep us engaged in life in meaningful ways). However, in retirement, many of us dream of jobs with a little more flexibility. Working at home can give us that flexibility. And the good news is…
The dream of retirement is something for which many of us hope. However, many of us end up bored or without enough money to continue with our desired standard of living. In some worst-case scenarios, individuals may end up not retiring at all, or may even have to get a part-time job just to make ends…
Today, more people are continuing to work at some capacity during retirement compared to past generations. And the reasons—as well as the benefits—leading Americans back to the labor force in what’s supposed to be their “non-working years” are not entirely money motivated, a recent study finds. Many retired Baby Boomers (Americans born between 1946 and…
