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Life After Fifty - Finances

Today's seniors can expect a longer retirement than their parents. That means more years to finally do what you want to do, including travel and hobbies (not to mention spoiling the grandkids). But a longer retirement also means more years of money going out and no paycheck (or only a small one) coming in. That's why seniors need to be smart about how they pay for their retirement years.

We offer the links on these pages to assist you with practical suggestions and reliable information about how to maintain financial stability and independence during your retirement years.

Finances Subcategories
Click on one of the red subcategories below to be taken to the full list of sites.
  • Articles (6 links)
    • Samples:
    • CNNMoney.com - Age 50 .... and little saved
    • New Retirement News Digest
  • Bankruptcy (3 links)
    • Samples:
    • Senior Journal - Retiring in the Red
    • Post Gazette - Medical Bills Figure in Personal Bankruptcy
  • Financial Planning (3 links)
    • Samples:
    • AgeNet - Solutions for Better Aging - Financial
    • FDIC - Fiscal Fitness for Older Americans
    • Charles Schwab - Saving for Retirement
  • Insurance (4 links)
    • Samples:
    • Insurance Technology - Reaching Baby Boomers
    • LTCinsurance.com - Long Term Care Insurance
    • Senior Travel Insurance
  • Investments (4 links)
    • Samples:
    • Senior Journal - What Senior Citizens Need to Know When Considering an Annuity
    • Sify Business - How Should Senior Citizens Invest
    • Site of the Arizona Attorney General -The Senior Citizen Protection Manual
  • Philanthropy (2 links)
    • Samples:
    • American Institute of Philanthropy - Charity Watch
    • Citizens Against Government Waste - Phony Philanthropy
    • IndependentSector.org - America's Senior Volunteers - PDF file
  • Retirement Calculators (8 links)
    • Samples:
    • Thrivant Financial - Retirement Calculator
    • Bloomberg Retirement Calculator
    • CNNMoney.com - Retirement Calculator
  • Social Security (4 links)
    • Samples:
    • CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    • Official Government Medicare Site
    • Protecting Social Security
  • Taxes (4 links)
    • Samples:
    • rediff.com - Tax Planning for Senior Citizens
    • Internal Revenue Service - Help for Seniors & Retirees
    • Internal Revenue Service - Frequently Asked Tax Questions And Answers