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A ship is safe in harbor. But that’s not what ships are for. – William Shedd It’s an old question, what to do when you retire. How should you handle your…

Isn’t it odd that we ourselves want to live to be old, yet we don’t want to associate too much with other people who are already old? As for revering…

“…marketing executives are coming to rely too much on research, and they use it as a drunkard uses a lamp post for support, rather than for illumination.” – David Ogilvy…

There’s understandable concern in some quarters about the poor savings habits of Millennials — the generation now in their early 20s and 30s.  Of eligible workers under 25, only 43%…

It’s difficult not to commiserate with Abe Gorelick.  In the April 3, 2014 New York Times profile of him in its Business Day section, the Boston ex-marketing executive is portrayed…

Until two months ago, 59-year-old Claire T. looked forward to an idyllic retirement.  As a marketing executive for a large corporation for the last 25 years, she had saved and…

You did everything right. You worked hard. You saved diligently, through your 401(k) and on your own. You invested shrewdly. You charted out your retirement years wisely. Now you’re ready…

The numbers don’t lie — and the story they tell from the US Census Bureau is that American demographics are changing. The process of change is slow but consistent, and…

“I am more concerned with the return of my money than the return on my money.” — Mark Twain Talk to people about their financial adviser, and the very first thing you’ll…

There’s no greater look of disgust than that on the face of a health club regular in January.  This is the grimace of the impatient gal waiting for you to…

If you’ve made it to 50 and have been blessed with good health, you’re less likely to acknowledge a symptom or a change in your body. Men particularly like to…

There was once a time in America when retirement was not a political football. There was a time when people who left work to enjoy their declining years, or were…