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Americans are working longer for many reasons, starting with the fact that people live longer and need more income to support those extra years.

As people live longer, our expectation to retire are in a transition, a Pew Research Center survey concluded. "Given the demographic changes afoot... this evolution in attitudes is likely to continue for years to come."

We are working longer for many reasons, starting with the fact that people live longer (There are 100,000 centenarians living in America today) and need more income to support those extra years.

Retirement Articles

Wills That Do What You Want
There are simple steps you can take to make sure that no one fights over your will after you are gone. [ Read More ]
Are You Preparing for Long-Term Care?
Planning for long-term care or home care assistance should start early - which means doing some research and increasing understanding now. [ Read More ]
Will Baby Boomers Retire?
Boomers have been considered a unique generation - a demographic of real "go-getters" who pride themselves on their ability to multi-task, and hold the belief that without them the workforce and general social community would be a very different place [ Read More ]
Stressful Places to Retire
These factors can contribute to your ability to just enjoy and make the most of your retirement, so before you're deciding where to relocate to for your senior years, investigate those factors in each of the destinations you're considering. [ Read More ]
Low Tax Places to Retire
Retirement can be stressful when it comes to managing your finances. Here is a list of low tax places to retire. [ Read More ]
Caring for Aging Parent's Home
If you're anywhere near retirement - or just dreaming about it - a vacation home might be on your horizon. Taking care of two homes may not seem so daunting. But, instead of a vacation home, what if that second home belongs to your senior parents? [ Read More ]
How Boomers Confront the Next 20 Years
According to this report, boomers will, as they have in the past, be resourceful and self-reliant, forming economic, health and social collectives - and families of choice - to adapt to the future. Boomers: The Next 20 Years, Ecologies of Risk was developed through ethnographic profiling of a diverse group of persons born between 1946 and 1964. [ Read More ]
Retirement Planning
It has been said that the best time to plan for retirement is 5 years before and 5 years after you retire. To get the most from your golden years, plan your retirement and remember to include your home in the plans. [ Read More ]
Time for What If's - You have Options
But most of us today are working and have put aside something for retirement, only a few are confident they have enough savings to cover the potential costs of long-term care. What about you? Do you know? There are many options to consider! [ Read More ]
Planning for Long-Term Care, Should You?
So, if you're thinking whether or not Long-Term Care Insurance is worth your money... an anonymous writer says it all - read on: [ Read More ]