http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:05:26 -0700 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:59:15 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Feed-your-head?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner Don’t retire your brain. All of us ‘of a certain age’ have heard that we must exercise our brains as consistently as we exercise our bodies. But sometimes we aren’t sure what that means. Sure, we have heard about doing... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:59:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Feed-your-head?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d29-If-they-dont-tell-be-sure-to-ask?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner One sure thing about getting older…..we do seem to be at the doctor’s office more often. Sometimes it is just for a checkup….other times it is due to a new medical symptom or pain. No matter what brings you or your partner or p... health care Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d29-If-they-dont-tell-be-sure-to-ask?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Women-need-to-be-WISER-about-retirement?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that there have been lots of articles lately on how women are doing worse in retirement than men. My own research found that emotionally, women are doing much better than men, mostly because thei... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:44:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Women-need-to-be-WISER-about-retirement?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Retirement-Reality?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner They call it “retirement boot camp” and the program is designed for their investment clients. But even if you are not one of their clients,  there is a lot to learn. The idea is to make their clients try to understand what retirement... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Retirement-Reality?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Create-your-own-retirement-community?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner As people age and retire, they often take a second look at where they want to live. Perhaps their children have moved far away and they want to be closer; maybe their home of many years seems too large or requires major revisions to make it comfortab... Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:09:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Create-your-own-retirement-community?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m9d27-How-to-retireand-still-be-happy?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner   By this time you have probably seen the reports or heard discussions of it on the radio and TV shows…the General Social Survey has come out with a report that says women and getting sadder and men are becoming happier. Other s... happiness Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:54:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m9d27-How-to-retireand-still-be-happy?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Retirement-Rules?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner   As the next generation of retirees moves into the life-after-work phase, many people are reassessing the “shoulds” and “should nots” of retirement. For example, 1) Staying at work may be good for bot... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:49:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Retirement-Rules?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Make-a-list-to-leave-behind?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner   In planning and preparing for retirement, most people want to think about the happy things to come…family, fun, friends, travel and endless time to enjoy life. However, in the back of your mind there is probably a little compartmen... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:05:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Make-a-list-to-leave-behind?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Shaping-up?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  We hear it so often that it we start to ignore the message…staying in shape will make us feel better and stay healthier as we age. But did you know that exercise can actually reverse the aging process? Though it sounds like just ano... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:11:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Shaping-up?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Change-is-difficult-even-for-health-insurance?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  Change your view of health insurance It is almost like the weather…everybody complains about it but no one does anything to change it. Except, unlike the weather, it is possible to change this for the better. I am talking about heal... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:42:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Change-is-difficult-even-for-health-insurance?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Retirement-and-the-single-girl?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  Ever since Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With TheWind” declared “I’ll think about it tomorrow,” many women have given themselves permission to put off thinking about important life decisions. Take the is... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Retirement-and-the-single-girl?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Retirement-101-Give-your-home-a-facelift?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  When people think of retirement, where they will live often becomes topic number one. Should we stay in our paid-off  large home, just in case the kids and grandkids want to come to visit…or should we move to a smaller, less expensi... senior housing Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:27:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Retirement-101-Give-your-home-a-facelift?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Retirement-101-Things-to-consider-before-retirement?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner   Last time, we considered certain steps one needs to go take before retirement and learned that a pair of financial advisers in North Carolina have created a set of exercises to help one prepare for this major life change. First, people ar... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:14:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Retirement-101-Things-to-consider-before-retirement?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Retirement-planning-requires-honesty?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  In talking about retirement issues, my goal from the beginning was to concentrate on all those other things besides money—the emotional changes, the self image, the effect on relationships, etc.--- but somehow the issues around money keep... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:48:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Retirement-planning-requires-honesty?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Retirement-101-Why-retirement-travel-is-different?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  Many new retirees use their new free time to travel, taking a major trip to places they have always dreamed about or wandering closer to home while still being “away.” This new travel time gives one the chance to see what it is like... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:25:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Retirement-101-Why-retirement-travel-is-different?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Retirement-101-Making-a-plan-is-the-new-black?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner  Whatever age one chooses as the right one for her or him, (when President Roosevelt picked sixty five for the Social Security retirement age, life expectancy was actually fifty seven) thinking about it ahead of time can make the difference betw... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:06:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Retirement-101-Making-a-plan-is-the-new-black?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Where-have-all-the-volunteers-gone?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner    It has become my personal mantra…this newly retiring generation is filled with the same people who thought they could change the world. Those same “kids” who once marched against a war or worked in the civil right... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:40:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Where-have-all-the-volunteers-gone?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Retirement-101-What-is-the-best-age-for-retirement?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner    The perfect retirement age seems so simple…it should be the age at which YOU choose to retire. Ah, if only it were  that easy. For many people, the age of retirement is determined by their employer, their health, their f... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:09:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Retirement-101-What-is-the-best-age-for-retirement?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Michael-Jacksons-lesson-for-retirees?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner    You may not think that the death of a younger person like Michael Jackson would have any impact on people of retirement age, but there is an important lesson in his circumstances. His own family was not aware of the fact that he had... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:48:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Michael-Jacksons-lesson-for-retirees?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Saving-for-retirement-Not-so-easy-if-you-have-no-disposable-income?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner   Strange as it may seem, those of us who worry about how much of our retirement savings we may have lost in the declining market don’t realize how lucky we really are. According to a study by the Joint Center for Political and Econom... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:07:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2990-SF-Retirement-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Saving-for-retirement-Not-so-easy-if-you-have-no-disposable-income?cid=exrss-SF-Retirement-Examiner