Slowing Aging May Not Be That Bad
Last month, The Economist‘s article, Cheating Death, conjured up the distant possibility of slowing, and even abolishing, aging all together with successful scientific research and breakthroughs. With...
View ArticleThe Future Of Independent Aging
Photo credit: businessinsider.com I read with interest The New York Times article published yesterday on The Future Of Retirement Communities: Walkable and Urban. It pointed out that even though most...
View ArticleFifth Anniversary of Act II
This month marks the fifth anniversary of my retirement and I thought this would be a good milestone to take a pulse on how my second act in life has been evolving. In my blog post titled “Practising...
View ArticleWomen Need To Better Prepare For Retirement
Just on the heels of International Women’s Day, a report from the U.S. National Institute on Retirement Security indicated that across all age groups, women have considerably less income in retirement...
View ArticleAging Population A Blessing Instead Of A Burden
It’s encouraging to see that The Economist has been focusing more on the positive aspects of aging populations in the last few years. As recently as three years ago in April 2014, the publication has...
View ArticleRebranding and Redesigning Retirement Communities
Photo Courtesy: Forrec The real estate sector has been gradually capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the greying population in North America. The New York Times today reported how Long Island...
View ArticleMillennials And Seniors Become Roommates
Photo Credit: Linkmedia 360 I see an emerging Canadian real estate trend mirroring that of the U.S. – millennials and seniors, the most unlikely roommates, are now increasingly sharing a home together....
View ArticleBoomers and Seniors: You Are Actually Poorer Than You Think
Everybody wants to live a longer life, but to a lot of Canadian boomers and seniors, longevity may actually become their biggest enemy. According to a recent national survey by the Financial Planning...
View ArticleFinancial Industry Should Protect Older Vulnerable Investors
According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s aging population continues to grow and could reach upwards of 10.9 million people by 2036. At the same time, the vulnerability of financial fraud also...
View ArticleEmerging Resources Devoted To Seniors’ Technology Needs
Photo Credit: sixtyandme.com Once again, the myth that boomers and seniors are slow to adopt technology needs to be debunked. According to 2017 data from Statistics Canada, older Canadians represent...
View ArticleWhat Do Boomer Retirees Miss About Work?
Photo Credit: leadchangegroup.com When asked about what do they miss most about their working lives, retirees often cited social interaction, structured days, short- and long-term goals and, of course,...
View ArticleBaby Boomers Are Not Going Anywhere
Photo Credit: flatironcrossroads.com Just when everybody is worried that there will be a grey tsunami happening in the world with all the baby boomers reaching retiring age, a new report by...
View ArticleBest Places For Canadians To Retire Abroad
Photo Credit:money.usnews.com 2020 has turned out to be a terrible year for most Canadians. But I feel particularly sorry for those boomers who have just retired early this year. Most retirees want to...
View ArticleOntario Government Fails The Elderly Again
Photo Credit: globalnews.ca Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford is famous for saying “the buck stops with me” following with a blanket admission that he bears all responsibilities for failed measures in...
View ArticleRetired Healthcare Professionals Volunteered To Help During Pandemic
Photo Credit: Global News While it is obvious that healthcare workers at the frontline of the pandemic deserve our kudos and gratitude, some unsung heroes should warrant acknowledgment as well. They...
View ArticlePandemic Delays Retirement Plans
Photo Credit: Forbes.com There are two trends of retirement planning patterns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the affluent group, there is a rush to retire in a new epiphany of...
View ArticleRetirements on the Rise After Pandemic
Photo Credit: Wall Street Journal The Globe and Mail recently reported that retirements in Canada are likely to surge after pandemic-era slowdown. A new report from RBC Economics says it expects a...
View ArticlePandemic Changes Our Views On Long-Term Care
Photo Credit: CBC New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds four in five Canadians saying the pandemic fundamentally altered the way they view the long-term-care (LTC) industry. Almost...
View ArticleFederal Leaders Courting Seniors’ Votes
Almost all Canadian boomers – five million in total – will turn 65 or older and become senior citizens in this decade, except for those born in 1965. Historically, older Canadians find a way to vote....
View ArticleSmelling The Flowers
Photo Credit: Radical Botany Last month marked my 10th year of retirement – a decade of smelling the flowers. And the feeling has been very good still – the absence of alarm clocks; the freedom to go...
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