The benefits of home ownership have been emphasized so strongly through the years that few of us question the notion that it’s always better to buy a home than to rent one. But every so often a financial expert comes along who challenges that conventional wisdom. This recent article from the USNews website is a…
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It’s widely considered the most feared disease in America. If you live to reach age 85, there’s one chance in three you may develop it. But if there were a genetic test that could reveal with a high level of accuracy whether or not this disease was in your future, would you take that test?…
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We once heard someone say, “Growing old isn’t for sissies.” If you’re a regular listener to our AgingOptions radio program, or a regular reader of our blog, it won’t come as a surprise to you that aging Americans face some significant challenges when planning for their long-term care. Now this article that just appeared last…
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It may surprise you to learn that there are no precise numbers to tell us how many American retirees are living outside the U.S. Every source you investigate seems to offer a different set of statistics, and few of them appear current. But according to an article published by the Associated Press last year, deciding…
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March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to focus not just on women’s achievements, but on the challenges women continue to face. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. Knowing this, you can…
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There appears to be strong evidence that – in a reversal of a decades-old trend – an increasing number of Americans are choosing to live in multigenerational housing. There’s “a growing change in the way Americans, including older people, are choosing to live,” according to this recent article from the New York Times. Demographers have…
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Hey, all you baby boomers who are still actively engaged in the workforce: you think the last decade has brought an avalanche of change and disruption? Well, according to a newly-released workplace study, you haven’t seen anything yet. That’s the conclusion we drew as we read this article just published on the website NextAvenue. The…
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No doubt you’ve heard the expression, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” That axiom is usually used in a business setting, but here at AgingOptions we suggest it applies in spades to the arena of retirement planning, especially as it pertains to your later years. That’s often when health crises will strike,…
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One of the most frequent retirement questions we get at our AgingOptions LifePlanning Seminars and on our weekly radio program is “when” – as in, “When will I be able to retire?” Many enticing articles continue to be written about the so-called secrets of retiring early. But millions of retirees have no desire to leave…
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