Let’s say you’re part of a couple who agrees with each other about sixty percent of the time on various issues. (Think: the nightly TV viewing debate.) In fact, a…
Published March 3, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Published February 26, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
We were struck by two very different stories this week about trends in retirement. An article in today’s New York Times describes the adventure of two retirees – so-called “senior…
Published February 24, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
This recent story in Forbes focuses on Cyber-Seniors, the wonderful organization that pairs web-savvy whippersnappers with seniors, eager to learn about their new iPads and laptops. It shows what a…
Published February 19, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
When we saw the subtitle, Why Retirement is a Bankrupt Industrial Age Idea, we weren’t sure what to make of this article by Chuck Blakeman in Inc. I mean, he…
Published February 17, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Remember that moment in your youth, maybe in college or after high school graduation? The one when you said (and I’m paraphrasing here), “I’m going to make the world a…
Published February 12, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
There’s a lot of information to love in Forbes’ 2015 Retirement Guide, but we’re especially enamored by this story of a woman who is spending her retirement giving her fortune…
Published February 10, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Your retirement would look a lot different if you won tomorrow’s estimated 450 million dollar Powerball jackpot. Or, would it? If you won (and your odds of winning are almost,…
Published February 3, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
It’s cold here at Fit-To-Retire headquarters. Cold enough that even people who proclaim to love the four seasons (you know who you are) are dreaming of extended vacations in the…
Published January 30, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Ouch! This piece in the Huff Post makes it sound downright painful. Yes, retirement planning is complex and often fraught with emotion, even more so when two people with different…
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Published January 27, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Statistically speaking, chances are good those new year’s resolutions you were so excited about four weeks ago have fallen by the wayside. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t jump back…