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A career after retirement
Sep 22, 2011
Many have questions about how to prepare for retirement, but what do you do when you actually get there? Some are discovering that traveling and golf just aren't enough for the retired life.
Getting Personal: Identity theft and confusion
Jan 21, 2011
Tess Vigeland and Marketplace's Chris Farrell answer your questions about identity confusion and your credit and if you can be too old to buy a house.
Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be
Chris Farrell Jan 20, 2011
Where are the best places in America to grow old?. Joseph Coughlin of MIT explores that question on his blog, Disruptive Demogaphics: Global Aging,...
How'd he do that?
Chris Farrell Jan 17, 2011
Leonard McCracken is 107 years old. He has been retired since 1969 with no pension. He's lived off savings, Social Security and a lifetime annuity....
Planning for your long-term care
Gregory Warner Dec 31, 2010
Auto, health, home... and now long-term care insurance? Marketplace's Gregory Warner reports.
Trend of late retirement might be a good thing
Bob Moon Dec 22, 2010
The AARP released a report today that gauges how baby boomers are going about retirement. A trend of working past the age of 65 might turn out to be good for Uncle Sam, reports Bob Moon.
MIDDAY UPDATE: GDP up 2.6 percent, holiday shopping
Katharine Crnko Dec 22, 2010
U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew 2.6 percent in the third quarter. Stacey Vanek Smith spoke to Richard DeKaser, who explained while this is a good...
A look at the roots of the U.K.'s social welfare system
Stephen Beard Dec 21, 2010
A wealthy social reformer took a hard look at poverty in York, England over a hundred years ago. Marketplace's Stephen Beard took a trip to York to learn about how Seebohm Rowntree changed the quality of living of the poor in the city.
More middle-class retirees seeking financial help
Dec 20, 2010
After decades of work, older workers want to settle into a comfortable retirement. But an increasing number of white collar retirees are starting to ask for financial assistance for their golden years.
UCs will limit how much schools pay in benefits
Jennifer Collins Dec 14, 2010
New employees of California's public university system will have to contribute more for their benefits and pension and wait longer before they can retire.
