How have the rules of retirement changed over the past generation? I talked about the challenges to retirement security facing successive generations of retirees today with Emily Brandon of U.S. News & World report:
Individuals must now take more personal responsibility for their retirement finances, even as life expectancies increase and personal savings rates remain low. [...]
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I talked with Forbes.com blogger Kerry Hannon recently about my concerns that Social Security could become the victim of deficit reduction efforts in Washington — and why the program doesn’t belong on the chopping block.
Read the interview here.
I spoke recently about The Hard Times Guide with journalist Jane Adler, who contributes to the Chicago Tribune on retirement and aging matters. The resulting Q&A interview covers the redefinition of the concept of retirement and retirement security, the importance of working longer, longevity risk and the special retirement challenges facing women.
Social Security isn’t headed for insolvency, despite all the negative headlines in the media. I sat down recently with Jill Schlesinger of CBS Moneywatch to talk about Social Security’s future, along with strategies for working longer and restoring the health of retirement portfolios.
I visited recently with Lauren Young at Reuters to talk about reinvention of retirement, working longer and the future of Social Security; here’s the video of that interview, along with a brief excerpt from The Hard Times Guide and a free download of the chapter on the financial impact of working a few additional years.
Older workers account for a rising percent of the workforce, CNN Money notes today, and the numbers are continued to head upward.
Mark Miller, author of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security, said boomers began viewing the retirement years differently well before the recession took hold. “Many were committed to staying engaged. … The whole [...]
It’s no secret that most Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. I talked with SmartMoney.com this week about themes from The Hard Times Guide that can help you avoid the most common retirement planning mistakes – and close the saving gap.
How will baby boomers respond to the challenges of retirement in hard times? I discussed strategies for the economy this morning on First Business News, the nationally-syndicated early morning financial program, with host Beejal Patal.
We discussed recalibration of plans for working years, spending in retirement and getting more sources of guaranteed income.
I stayed up late last night to talk about The Hard Times Guide with Steve King and Johnnie Putman, a married duo who host a great overnight program on WGN Radio in Chicago. The interview ranged across a wide array of topics, including what young people need to do to plan for retirement, the importance [...]
CBS Moneywatch.com blogger Steve Vernon zeroes in on The Hard Times Guide’s chapters on working longer, noting that staying at work past age 65 “is becoming standard retirement planning advice from many financial writers. . .”
One good source of inspiration and information for finding retirement work comes from a great book by Mark Miller: The [...]
