Articles On:retirement age

August 7, 2025

Are You Ready to Retire at Age 65?

For decades, Americans have considered 65 as the magical retirement age. That random number will ...

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Retirement party with a lot of balloons and a woman going to retire at age 65
July 17, 2025

Social Insecurity 2033

Threats to Social Security have been coming for decades, leaving people who rely on it ...

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Woman looking at papers in financial stress because of social insecurity.
October 11, 2024

Should Medicare Influence Retirement Age?

Because Medicare eligibility generally begins at age 65, many Americans let Medicare influence retirement age. ...

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Woman daydreaming, looking out of the window, while she's at work. Wondering,should medicare influence retirement age? Image by Monkey Business Images
July 22, 2024

Laid Off Right Before Retirement? 

Losing a job at any age is scary, but if you happen to be laid ...

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a depressed businessman, laid off right before retirement. Image by Blanscape
July 4, 2024

The New 65: Turning 65 Is Not What It Used to Be

Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, a research and consulting firm focused on the aging ...

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A senior woman celebrating the new 65 since she's still very healthy and such.
June 24, 2024

Five Reasons to Avoid Retirement

While some folks of retirement age continue working for financial reasons, others have compelling non-financial ...

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Older and younger woman consulting at work in front of a computer. For article on reasons to avoid retirement. Image by Monkey Business Images
May 10, 2024

Flexible Retirement

You may have spent decades saving for retirement, waiting for the day when you could ...

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A senior at her workplace as a part of a flexible retirement
June 13, 2023

Unretirement: Retirees Returning to Work

Part of the American dream used to be retiring by age 65 and doing whatever ...

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an older retail worker at a grocery store, from Shannon Fagan, for article on unretirement and working after retirement
August 31, 2022

Unretire-ment: Retirees Going Back to Work

Lisa Gerstner of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines the trend of retirees who “unretire” – i.e., ...

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older woman driving delivery cart, photo by Piksel Dreamstime. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines the trend of retirees who “unretire” (return to work) and explores reasons and benefits.
January 26, 2022

Your Retirement Savings Number Isn’t Magic

Don’t get too hung up on a retirement savings number, counsels Kiplinger’s Personal Finance writer ...

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Woman Finances Photo By Alexey Kuznetsov Dreamstime. For article, Don’t get too hung up on a retirement savings number. Other considerations are essential as you plan to retire – or live in retirement.