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Beyond Vineyards And Yachts: Prudential Shoots For A Clearer Picture Of Retirement

Prudential and agency Droga5 seek out real retirees for a realistic picture of the first day of the rest of their lives.READ»

Leadership For Later: Making The Right Preparations For Retirement And Long-Term Care

As a successful business leader, you plan for the future of your business. Are you showing the same leadership and smart preparation in your personal life? READ»

Why Our Population Is Aging

In industrialized countries, the number of people reaching retirement age is growing, while the number of working age people is declining.READ»

You're Never Too Old to Reinvent Yourself. Ask This 82 Year Old Entrepreneur

Talk about reinventing yourself! Marjorie Alfus is someone who has successfully navigated numerous iterations of her career including scientist, lawyer, real estate, television producer, entrepreneur, mother, grandmother, and health care advocate.READ»

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Welcome to Unretirement

Forward-thinking companies are still looking at incentives to keep older talent in place, even in this topsy-turvy downturn world.READ»

2009 Encore Opportunity Award Winners...Retirement, Redefined

There are four major work+life fit transitions that spark a fundamental rethinking of the way work fits into the rest of life: parenthood, illness, elder care, and retirement.  Historically, our response to each of these reset ...READ»

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Recession and Work+Life Reality: Survey Finds Flex Unchanged, Careers Changed and Willingness to Sacrifice to Keep Job

(Note: please forgive the funky font issues in the post--can't figure out what's going on) Last week, the state and regional unemployment figures increased again, and CEOs at the nation’s largest companies predicted more ...READ»

Jobs Tries on Retirement for Apple's Good

Apple [AAPL] CEO Steve Jobs sent a letter to employees today declaring his intention to take a leave of absence from the company until June. Shares of AAPL dropped about 6% in after-hours trading, as of this writing. Since blaming a ...READ»

Fancy a Space Shuttle? NASA's Giving Some Away

The end of an era is rapidly approaching: Soon the skies will shake no more to Space Shuttle stacks rocketing into orbit, and the world's first real space ship will go gently into retirement. It's so soon, in fact, that NASA's beginning to plan ...READ»

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Economic Crisis Transforming the "All or Nothing" Work+Life Mindset

Listen to Cali on Wed 11/19 at 4:00 pm ET talk with Maggie Mistal about Work+Life Fit in a Recession on Sirius Radio's Martha Stewart Network!  "Making a Living with Maggie" inspires, educates and entertains listeners so that they ...READ»

Retirement by the Numbers

I don’t care if you’re 25 or 55 – putting money away for your retirement years is a necessity. I have compiled some figures from a Fidelity study released yesterday that I got from an article in the Boston Globe. A ...READ»