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NO END TO THE DAILY GRIND? OLDER AMERICANS PLAN TO WORK IN RETIREMENT
Even some who seem poised to kick back in retirement are looking to work part-time... READ MORE›
FOR 'GEAR-SHIFTING' BABY BOOM GENERATION, RETIREMENT MEANS REDEFINING WORK, NOT STOPPING IT
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick share the honour of having the oldest populations in the country... READ MORE›
DEBATE ENSUES OVER PROPOSAL TO DIVERT SUPER FOR HOUSING DEPOSITS
The only winners would be vendors who would have two first home buyers with access to super outbidding each other, spending their superannuation money... READ MORE›
HEALTH CARE COSTS HERE'S WHAT THE U.S. COULD LEARN FROM SINGAPORE'S PLAN FOR AGING WORKERS
Singapore's largest supermarket chain, NTUC Fairprice, has also focused on employing older workers, with roughly half of its employees aged 50 or over... READ MORE›
TRUMPCARE HAS SENIORS RETHINKING EARLY RETIREMENT
Nevertheless, millions of older Americans face a gap in health coverage between the time they stop working and when they become eligible for Medicare... READ MORE›
TWO IN FIVE AMERICANS SAY THEY'LL NEED $1 MILLION TO RETIRE
Savings is often framed as the percentage of your pre-retirement income you'll need to live on per year... READ MORE›
REPUBLICANS VOTE TO BLOCK STATES FROM OFFERING LOW-COST RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS TO MILLIONS OF WORKERS
Wall Street Wins Republicans Vote To Block States From Offering Low-Cost Retirement Savings Plans To Millions Of Workers... READ MORE›
BREXIT MIGRATION CUTS COULD PUSH STATE PENSION AGE UP
Britons may have to work longer if immigration is cut in the wake of Brexit, according to a warning from the Government's pension adviser... READ MORE›
OLDER WOMEN 'TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE HIT BY PENSION CUTS FOLLOWING STRICTER RULES'
Older women are twice as likely to be hit by pension cuts introduced following the country's economic collapse... READ MORE›
THE DIVORCE PENALTY: THIS 401(K) FEE CAN ADD INSULT TO INJURY
Third-party QDRO experts, the attorneys' competitors at times, say many lawyers don't know the ins and outs of the laws surrounding tax-advantaged retirement benefits and QDROs... READ MORE›
MEET THE YOUNGSTERS HELPING SOLVE JAPAN'S CAREGIVING CRISIS. LIKE KUNIO ODAIRA, 72.
Kunio Odaira, 72, started working at the Cross Heart nursing home in Yokohama, Japan, after retiring from his job in sales at an auto parts maker... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS PROTEST OUTSIDE TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE OVER PENSION REFORM PLAN
X Edition United States Thousands protest outside Taiwan Presidential Office over pension reform p..... READ MORE›
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AMERICANS WORK 25% MORE THAN EUROPEANS, STUDY FINDS
The difference in hours worked between Americans and Europeans is more than a difference in cultures... READ MORE›
THE 5 BEST STATES TO RETIRE TO THAT ARENA??T FLORIDA OR ARIZONA
And according to financial publisher Kiplinger, South Dakota comes in as the best state for retirement... READ MORE›
AMERICANS ARE DYING FASTER MILLENNIALS TOO
For example, the life expectancy for Americans at birth is 76 for men and 81 for women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... READ MORE›
THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT CONVEYS THE DESPAIR OF GREECE'S ELDERLY
A photograph of an elderly Greek man alone and weeping on the ground outside a national bank has emerged as the country's financial crisis deepens... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA THANKS CAPE BRETON FOR WELCOMING AMERICANS FLEEING DONALD TRUMP
U.S. President Barack Obama gives Cape Breton a shout-out during a toast to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House state dinner... READ MORE›
BOEING'S RETIRING BOOMERS UNDERSCORE U.S. MANUFACTURING PLIGHT
John Rothery said his goodbyes, handed in his badge and walked away from Boeing Co... READ MORE›
UP TO 30 MILLION UNDER 55S WILL HAVE TO WORK AN EXTRA YEAR BEFORE GETTING STATE PENSION, UNDER NEW GOVERNMENT PLANS
A higher State Pension Age will also boost tax revenues if people respond by staying in work later... READ MORE›
PENSION CASH CHANGES COME INTO FORCE
He also argued that more people would save more money for retirement because the new pension provisions were more attractive and more flexible ... READ MORE›
WHICH ARE THE BEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO GROW OLD IN?
In the absence of a national state pension, it is the primary source of income for many and widely regarded as the foundation of retirement income... READ MORE›
A WAY TO EASE INTO RETIREMENT THAT'S A WIN-WIN FOR MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES
At Bon Secours, full-time employees of retirement age can switch to schedules of 16 to 24 hours a week... READ MORE›
HOW OVER-50S ARE CHANGING PATTERNS OF WORKING LIFE
Encore careers offer a bonus not least in the power to shift ageing from a problem to part of a solution... READ MORE›
EQUAL PAY IS STILL FAR-OFF FOR BRITAIN, WHERE THE GENDER GAP NARROWS AT A GLACIAL PACE
There has been much debate about how much Green has offered the regulator to support the BHS pension scheme, which has a deficit of ?571m... READ MORE›
IRISH WATER BOSS WILL GET EUR300K TAX-FREE PAY-OFF
Prior to joining Irish Water, Mr Tierney was Dublin City manager up to 2013 and worked for 36 years in local government... READ MORE›
WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON HAS LOTS OF COMPANY IN JAPAN
Already, a quarter of Japan's population of about 127 million is 65 years or older, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare... READ MORE›
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT OUR AGEING POPULATION
If you're an older person or work with older people, you can share your thoughts by filling in the form below... READ MORE›
FEW FEEL OLDER PEOPLE IN THE UK HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, SURVEY FINDS
In the process such projects can also demonstrate the cross-generational support that will help society manage an ageing population... READ MORE›
THE BEST AND WORST COUNTRIES FOR PEOPLE 60 AND OLDER
Australia's overall ranking of 17th out of 96 countries masks an alarmingly high rate of poverty among older Australians according to the report's methodology... READ MORE›
AMERICA IS AGING IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Housing is doing its part, too, in contributing to the aging of America's capital stock... READ MORE›
WORRIED GREEK RETIREES LINE UP TO CLAIM JUST A PART OF PENSIONS
Worried Greek Retirees Line Up to Claim Just a Part of Pensions... READ MORE›
SOCIAL SECURITY OPTIONS FOR 62-YEAR-OLDS UNDER NEW RULES TODAY
Since neither of us is reached full retirement age, can we submit a restricted application for benefits?... READ MORE›
AS POPE VISIT NEARS, U.S. CATHOLIC CHURCH FACES FINANCIAL STRAIN
As pope visit nears u.s. catholic church faces financial strain... READ MORE›
IS YOUR INCOME IN THE TOP 1% IN YOUR STATE?
Many workers can participate in tax-advantaged retirement savings plans offered by their employers... READ MORE›
A PENSION BENEFIT HIKE? SWISS VOTERS SAY NO THANKS
Switzerland already has one of the best retirement plans in the world, according to Mercer's Global Pension Index, which ranks pension systems in various countries... READ MORE›
'HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO WORK?' SAYS FATHER-OF-TWO (69) CLAIMING LONE PARENT ALLOWANCE
A 69-year-old father-of-two believes his family will go hungry if any change is made to his lone parent allowance... READ MORE›
BUFFETT'S BIGGEST DEAL CASTS LIGHT ON PENSION BURDEN
Over the past five years, Precision Castparts' return on pensions came close to its projections but never quite met them, according to company filings... READ MORE›
DIVIDED AMERICA: EASY RETIREMENT? ONLY FOR A PRIVILEGED FEW
Nearly all employer-sponsored retirement plans -- 94 percent -- are 401 k -style programs instead of traditional pensions... READ MORE›
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HAS THIS MUCH RETIREMENT INCOME
The average retirement income for Americans 65 and over was 31,742. Most retirees count on Social Security, but there are other ways to pad your lifestyle after 65... READ MORE›
ELDERLY WILL BE ASKED TO PAY MORE FOR THEIR CARE IN NURSING HOMES
There are nearly 22,151 residents whose nursing home fees are subsidised under the Fair Deal scheme introduced by former Health Minister Mary Harney in 2009... READ MORE›
CHINA TO RELAX FOREIGN INVESTMENT RULES FOR AGED CARE
China is facing the looming challenges of a rapidly aging population, driven in part by its restrictive one-child policy which was partially relaxed in 2015... READ MORE›
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN AUSTRALIA'S POOREST TOWN?
Delungra's post office has long been a gathering place for the town's residents... READ MORE›