http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AARPFind stories, videos, and photos about AARP from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:59:24 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AARP14433Find stories, videos, and photos about AARP from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe push to overhaul health care received a major boost Thursday as the American Medical Association and AARP endorsed legislation drafted by top House Democrats.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/20/news/economy/deferred_retirement/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/20/news/economy/deferred_retirement/index.htmRetirement dreams are quickly fading for thousands of older workers, as the severe market losses that ravaged once-healthy retirement accounts over the last year force many seniors to work longer.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/22/pf/saving/work_after_50/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/22/pf/saving/work_after_50/index.htmLanding a job is tough and a new study shows that no one is finding it more difficult than older workers. Of those who did find work, many are having to settle for entry-level jobs. Others are starting their own businesses.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/pf/life_crisis.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/pf/life_crisis.moneymag/index.htmMy family has learned the hard way why you can't ignore finances while dealing with the emotions that surround a life-changing event like job loss or the death of a loved one.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/pf/saving/toptips_jobsearchhelp_willis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/pf/saving/toptips_jobsearchhelp_willis/index.htmThe job outlook is bleak - especially for older folks, teens, and recent college grads. But there are resources that are available to you.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/pf/saving/toptips_retraining/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/pf/saving/toptips_retraining/index.htmOver two and a half million Americans lost their job last year. And more job cuts are expected this year. If you find yourself out of work, retraining may be the only option. Here is where you can find help free right now.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/battleground.thursday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/battleground.thursday/index.html#cnnSTCTextDENVER, Colorado: 'Take us back from the direction we've taken'Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/economy/retirement_jobs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/economy/retirement_jobs.fortune/index.htmRich Ortiz, 60, has spent the past 30 years training and certifying technicians, including the team at Rocketdyne that developed the space shuttle. He now teaches 26 different technical certification courses at aerospace and defense giant Pratt & Whitney in Los Angeles.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/19/seniors.economicwoes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/19/seniors.economicwoes/index.html#cnnSTCTextDenise Edwards has seen her portfolio shed more than 6 percent this week. The 62-year-old near-retiree said she's angry and annoyed by this week's financial chaos, with the realization that she might have to work several more years to make up her losses.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/pf/expert/reverse_mortgages_updegrave.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/pf/expert/reverse_mortgages_updegrave.moneymag/index.htmLast year, borrowers took out more than 132,000 reverse mortgages - 50% more than the year before and almost 10 times as many as five years ago. Such loans, as you may already know, allow you to draw down your home equity if you're 62 or older without repaying it as long as you stay in your house.Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/21/news/economy/olderworkers/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/21/news/economy/olderworkers/index.htmToo young to retire, too old to get a new job. That's how many older workers are feeling these days.Wed, 21 May 2008 17:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/13/news/economy/retirement_survey/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/13/news/economy/retirement_survey/index.htmThe economic downturn is hitting middle-aged and older American workers hard, forcing more than one in four to postpone retirement, according to a survey released Tuesday by the AARP.Tue, 13 May 2008 13:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/20/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/20/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmMortgage payments sucking you dry? Boomers short on retirement savings may have another option: reverse mortgages. Can these complicated products fill the gap?Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/pf/boomer_aging_july.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/pf/boomer_aging_july.moneymag/index.htmMy AARP card arrived in the mail last year, unsolicited, just a few months shy of my fiftieth birthday, like it does for just about everyone - and I reacted like, well, just about everyone.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/22/magazines/moneymag/retirement_comeback.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/22/magazines/moneymag/retirement_comeback.moneymag/index.htmSteve Daimler decided to exit retirement and return to a job. If you're thinking about heading back to work, but you feel a little rusty, check out the following tips.Tue, 22 May 2007 14:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/20/magazines/moneymag/tug_of_war.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/20/magazines/moneymag/tug_of_war.moneymag/index.htmYou're rushing to drop the kids at school, fumbling with coats and lunch boxes, when you get the call. Mom's had a fall, and she's in the E.R. Your dad is panicked and asking you to come home, now.Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmAre your savings goals on target for your golden years? Here are tips to help you sock away the right amount.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_boyle_billnovelli.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_boyle_billnovelli.fortune/index.htmEvery seven and a half seconds, a member of the baby boomer generation turns 50. So in a 45-minute conversation with Bill Novelli, CEO of the AARP, 360 Americans became eligible to join the powerful lobbying organization that Novelli has headed for the past six years.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/30/news/economy/best.over50.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/30/news/economy/best.over50.fortune/index.htmThe AARP's latest list of the top places to work for people over 50 includes some household names, like Volkswagen of America (#6), drug maker Hoffmann-LaRoche (#10), L.L. Bean (#43), and John Deere (#50).Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/pf/saving/willis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/pf/saving/willis/index.htmWhile half of all baby boomers expect to be working past 65 years old, only about 13 percent of retirees are actually doing so, according to a recent study.Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/07/01/8380775/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/07/01/8380775/index.htmON A FEBRUARY DAY IN 2005, Tom Mitchell received a panicked phone call from his dad and stepmom in Columbiana, Ohio. Len, 82, and Ruth, 64, told him that their entire $100,000 retirement savings wa... Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/16/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/16/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmWhat careers/companies might consider older people? - MeganFri, 16 Jun 2006 15:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/12/pf/familymoney_moneymag_protectparents_0607/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/12/pf/familymoney_moneymag_protectparents_0607/index.htmOn a February day in 2005, Tom Mitchell received a panicked phone call from his dad and stepmom in Columbiana, Ohio.Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/08/retirement/secondacts_retirementguide_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/08/retirement/secondacts_retirementguide_fortune/index.htmLook up "retire" in Webster's and the first definition is "to withdraw, as for rest or seclusion" - or maybe for just going fishing. But more and more, people bowing out of long corporate careers are doing anything but.Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/22/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/22/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmJust when you think you're out, they pull you back in.Mon, 22 May 2006 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/05/19/senior.discounts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/05/19/senior.discounts/index.htmlYes, growing older does have a silver lining. But not every senior discount beats what young'uns pay. How can you tell a good deal from a crock of Geritol?Fri, 19 May 2006 13:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376858/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376858/index.htmHe's Jim Aley, he's 40, and, yes, he just joined AARP. Turns out that this organization of more than 36 million members is ready and willing to take in people who aren't "over 50," though that desc... Thu, 11 May 2006 18:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/14/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/14/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmTomorrow seniors can begin signing up for Medicare's drug benefit plan. Whether you're eligible for benefits or your parents are, you may be looking for direction because the choices are overwhelming.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/29/news/fortune500/babyboomers_list/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/29/news/fortune500/babyboomers_list/index.htm2005's 50 best companies for people over 50, according to the AARP:Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/08/01/8267034/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/08/01/8267034/index.htmRetirement planning is fraught with uncertainty, but one outcome is sure: When we baby boomers wrap up our careers, we're not going to retire to a rocker on the back porch. No, we're going to have ...Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/18/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/18/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmAmericans pay more for health care per person than citizens anywhere else in the world -- as much as 53 percent more than any other country, according to a recent study published this month in Health Affairs magazine.Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/pf/updegrave_0508/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/pf/updegrave_0508/index.htmRetirement planning is fraught with uncertainty, but one outcome is sure: When we baby boomers wrap up our careers, we're not going to retire to a rocker on the back porch. No, we're going to have a working retirement.Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/30/8261255/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/30/8261255/index.htmBILL NOVELLI DOESN'T ACT LIKE one of the most powerful people in Washington--he's mild-mannered and informal. But to see the future of domestic policy, there may be only one question you need to as...Mon, 30 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/16/pf/re2005_updegrave_0506/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/16/pf/re2005_updegrave_0506/index.htmIf your nest egg isn't big enough to support the retirement lifestyle you aspire to, you may be sitting on a valuable asset that can help you bridge the financial gap: your house.Mon, 16 May 2005 18:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/05/news/economy/annie/fortune_annie050505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/05/news/economy/annie/fortune_annie050505/index.htmThese 35 employers bend over backwards to recruit and retain older workers, and treat them right, according to the AARP.Thu, 05 May 2005 17:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/news/economy/socialsecurity_battle/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/news/economy/socialsecurity_battle/index.htmA group that has funneled millions of dollars into Republican policy battles is now taking on one of the nation's most powerful lobbying groups -- the AARP -- in the battle to overhaul Social Security, a news report said Monday.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/01/news/economy/annie/fortune_annie020105/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/01/news/economy/annie/fortune_annie020105/index.htmFederal law gives employees returning reservists more rights than ever, but there are still limits. Plus, mentors for women entrepreneurs, and more on opportunities for people over 50.Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/economy/aarp_socialsecurity/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/economy/aarp_socialsecurity/index.htmThe AARP signaled for the first time how vehemently it would fight President Bush's proposal for private Social Security accounts, saying it would launch a $5 million, two-week advertising campaign against the plan timed to coincide with the start of the new Congress, a newspaper report said Thursday.Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/12/01/8214505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/12/01/8214505/index.htmThere will be less knitting and daily golf games for baby-boomers in their twilight years. The AARP expects the number of silver-haired entrepreneurs to rise in the coming years. How will this chan...Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/04/retirement/retirement_myths/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/04/retirement/retirement_myths/index.htmThe traditional view of retirement -- quiet contemplation interrupted by the occasional brisk game of shuffleboard -- has given way to a version that can include anything from trekking the Himalayas to launching a post-career career.Thu, 04 Nov 2004 14:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188848/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188848/index.htmWe all know that the traditional view of retirement—a time of quiet contemplation interrupted by the occasional brisk game of shuffleboard—has given way to a version that can include anything from ...Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/19/news/economy/social_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/19/news/economy/social_security/index.htmSocial Security beneficiaries will see an average of nearly $25 a month more next year under a cost-of-living adjustment announced Tuesday, but almost half of that increase will be taken up by higher Medicare premiums.Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/08/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/08/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmBy 2030, the number of Americans over age 65 could more than double, putting a strain on the federal budget. But Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan says retirees can lessen the burden by financing more of their retirement themselves.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/30/pf/saving/willis_tips2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/30/pf/saving/willis_tips2/index.htmMoney problems plague every age category. We've been focusing on debt problems at different life stages, and today we're looking at how seniors get in trouble.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/20/retirement/updegrave_boomers_0408/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/20/retirement/updegrave_boomers_0408/index.htmFinally! After years of enduring an unending litany of downbeat reports on baby boomers' prospects for retirement and suffering countless lectures from finger-wagging pundits talking 'bout my generation's total cluelessness about saving for our golden years, I've come across what appears to be actual positive news.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/15/drug.bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/15/drug.bill/index.htmlIn a move likely to stoke domestic political flames around President Bush, the nation's largest senior lobby confirmed Tuesday that it will endorse bipartisan legislation to legalize importing cheap prescription drugs.Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355110/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355110/index.htmWhen AARP threw its weight behind the $400 billion Republican-led Medicare prescription-drug bill now headed for a vote in Congress, plenty of Americans had one response: Huh?!? Many seniors who se...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/11/18/pf/yourhome/questions_forowners/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/11/18/pf/yourhome/questions_forowners/index.htmChances are these days, your home is your most profitable investment. Sky-high appreciation rates have added hundreds of thousands of dollars to many homeowners' personal wealth.Wed, 20 Nov 2002 05:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/01/07/316046/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/01/07/316046/index.htmThe me generation has a lot to answer for: go-go boots, the Monkees, smiley faces, Donald Trump. Still, we boomers have gotten many things right. We fixed beer. We put more women in the executive s...Mon, 07 Jan 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303880/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303880/index.htmMaybe it's a coincidence, but Washington is gorging on red meat. Carnivores have stormed the capital, and this city is nothing if not adaptive. From Smith & Wollensky to Nick & Stef's, from Angelo ...Mon, 28 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244140/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244140/index.htmThe Riviera Theatre in Charleston, S.C., is an unlikely place to find the future of medicine. But that's where we found it in mid-May, at TEDMed2, an offshoot of Richard Saul Wurman's regular TED (...Mon, 22 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/10/01/231805/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/10/01/231805/index.htmQ. My 82-year-old dad is digging himself deep into debt. He owns a small house in California, collects Social Security and has a modest pension. But he spends a lot more than he takes in. For one t...Wed, 01 Oct 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/05/12/226236/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/05/12/226236/index.htmMost leaders of lobby groups are as slick and silver-tongued as the politicians they try to influence. Not Horace B. Deets, head of the most feared lobby in Washington, the American Association of ...Mon, 12 May 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/12/01/218839/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/12/01/218839/index.htmMONEY's reporting on consumer issues has generated a run of interesting mail. Readers have expressed passionate opinions on a range of recent subjects we've covered, including insurance rip-offs, c...Sun, 01 Dec 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/11/01/204014/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/11/01/204014/index.htmLately, more and more older home- owners are turning to reverse mortgages to supplement their retirement income. Think of a reverse mortgage as a spigot that allows you to pour your home equity int...Fri, 01 Nov 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214173/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214173/index.htmTHIS MONTH: --Tips from an ex-broker --Why divorcing your spouse may be harder to do --Bob and Liddy Dole: They'll retire on $5.5 million Mon, 01 Jul 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/06/10/213258/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/06/10/213258/index.htmTHE CASE FOR AGEISM Mon, 10 Jun 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/02/01/207724/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/02/01/207724/index.htmAGE HAS ITS PRIVILEGES, and not the least of them is that once you hit 50, you can get great discounts on products you buy and places you go. The problem is that many of these deals are unadvertise...Thu, 01 Feb 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/07/01/204199/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/07/01/204199/index.htmNever in its 37-year history has the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) been under closer scrutiny. In particular these days, the 32.2-million-member group for people 50 and over, found...Sat, 01 Jul 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/11/14/79977/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/11/14/79977/index.htmThe Internal Revenue Service and charities are slugging it out again. Nonprofit groups keep launching new money-raising ventures, like this fall's splashy fashion industry T-shirt sale that will be...Mon, 14 Nov 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/11/01/89235/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/11/01/89235/index.htmMORE AND MORE THESE DAYS, BEVERLY BERGER, 45, RECALLS FONDLY HOW, AS A LITTLE GIRL, she would make the rounds of local nursing homes with her pharmacist father. "I'd often find him sitting on a ben...Tue, 01 Nov 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/10/31/79909/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/10/31/79909/index.htmIf you have a diversified portfolio, chances are that at least one of your investments -- maybe one you still think will thrive long term -- has soured over the past year. A potential sweetener, ho...Mon, 31 Oct 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/03/01/88710/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/03/01/88710/index.htmLosing your spouse can leave you not only devastated emotionally but unprepared financially. Sadly, unscrupulous financial planners, insurance agents and stockbrokers who search the obituary notice...Tue, 01 Mar 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/03/01/88685/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/03/01/88685/index.htmLooking for work when you're over 50 can make you feel like you're Heidi Fleiss trying to sign on as a Girl Scout leader. Just look at the obstacles you face: There's resistance to paying higher sa...Tue, 01 Mar 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/07/01/88135/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/07/01/88135/index.htmCheck it out: a bright, clean room, an extra-long mattress, a sparkling pool outside, a color TV with HBO and a remote that works, free coffee and Danish in the lobby -- all for less than $50 a nig...Thu, 01 Jul 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/05/07/88064/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/05/07/88064/index.htmYou no doubt have found a lot of folks eager for your business these days. There's that persistent broker who keeps calling, for instance, and that smiling sales rep in your bank lobby. You may eve...Fri, 07 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77654/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77654/index.htmWhy is it that even if Bill Clinton gets every tax increase and spending cut he wants, the deficit starts widening again after 1996? The answer is disarmingly simple: the elderly. 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And here's the proof: The 29 free or nearly so (top cost: $3) brochures, pamphlets and books listed here can provide valuable information on fin...Sun, 01 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86484/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86484/index.htmIn the past 10 years, the cost of the average prescription drug has increased more than 150% -- or roughly twice the rise of inflation. Rather than swallowing that entire price hike, however, cost-...Mon, 01 Apr 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86456/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86456/index.htm-- Act quickly if you want to take advantage of today's low-interest-rate mortgages and home-equity loans. 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By p...Sat, 01 Sep 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/86012/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/86012/index.htmThe Supreme Court's recent first-ever decision in a right-to-die case makes the most convincing argument yet for writing a living will. That's the document stating the circumstances under which you...Wed, 01 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/11/08/85476/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/11/08/85476/index.htmLe Corbusier, France's foremost 20th-century architect, called a house ''a machine for living.'' For someone who bought one a decade or more ago, when inflation was bumping up prices at annual rate...Wed, 08 Nov 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/10/01/85361/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/10/01/85361/index.htmA recent survey found that, of the 3.7 million American families now taking care of an elderly relative or friend, more than a third get no assistance from any outside service, agency or home healt...Sun, 01 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/24/71913/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/24/71913/index.htmAlready a powerhouse lobby in Washington, the American Association of Retired Persons may soon emerge as a leader in personal finance. A credit union AARP launched in May is breaking all records fo...Mon, 24 Apr 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/04/01/85050/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/04/01/85050/index.htmIf you're ready to add a growth fund to your portfolio, an intriguing prospect is Scudder Capital Growth, up 11.5% for the first two months of the year -- more than twice the gain of the S&P 500. B...Sat, 01 Apr 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/03/01/84988/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/03/01/84988/index.htmIt is an article of faith in America -- and an explicit mandate of the Bill of Rights -- that no citizen may be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. But consider the fo...Wed, 01 Mar 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/12/01/84829/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/12/01/84829/index.htmYour article ''The Empire Called AARP'' (October) was ambitious and generally fair-minded. Despite your extensive reporting on some aspects of AARP, however, it fell short of giving readers a compl...Thu, 01 Dec 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/10/01/84702/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/10/01/84702/index.htmIn a democracy, any group that claims to represent extraordinary numbers merits close scrutiny. By that standard, then, the American Association of Retired Persons deserves to be one of the most ca...Sat, 01 Oct 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/10/01/84701/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/10/01/84701/index.htmLike many other nonprofit organizations, AARP needs money. But instead of hawking museum replicas, AARP sells $106 million worth of products and services ranging from angina medications to tours of...Sat, 01 Oct 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/10/01/84735/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/10/01/84735/index.htmMONEY FLASH Let' s get serious about stock market reform by Jerry Edgerton To restore investor confidence, the major exchanges have proposed new trading rules. But if small investors are truly goin...Sat, 01 Oct 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/04/11/84459/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/04/11/84459/index.htmEVEN THE MOST self-sufficient person has an occasional twinge or two about living alone. What if there's a medical emergency and you can't get to the phone? To help allay those fears, many older pe...Mon, 11 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/04/11/84439/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/04/11/84439/index.htmFACE IT. Chances are there's another job -- maybe even a whole new career -- in your future, even if you won't need the pay. What with longer, healthier lives and earlier, richer retirements, middl...Mon, 11 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70239/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70239/index.htmTHINK OF the American Association of Retired Persons as grandfather, very big and very rich. AARP has an astounding 28 million members, almost 12% of the U.S. population, and annual revenues of abo...Mon, 29 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70281/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70281/index.htmMANAGING /Cover Stories Mon, 29 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/21/69980/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/21/69980/index.htm-- Several fortnights ago your correspondent had an item in this space coyly alluding to the fact that he had just turned 63. A few days after that news hit the stands, he received his first mailin...Mon, 21 Dec 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84037/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84037/index.htmFunds aren't the only products spreading like kudzu on a Carolina slope these days. So are fund investment newsletters. More than 70 of them now flood the mails, usually monthly; six are devoted so...Tue, 01 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84023/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84023/index.htmMost avid investors believe that you have to spend money to make money. They frequently subscribe to newsletters costing as much as $150 a year and are willing to pay financial advisers up to $125 ...Tue, 01 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/07/20/69281/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/07/20/69281/index.htm- An old woman presses a gun to the head of a child who holds a lollipop. ''OK,'' grandma growls, ''just drop it in the bag and no one will get hurt.'' The cartoon, taped to a wall at the modest Wa...Mon, 20 Jul 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/03/01/83772/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/03/01/83772/index.htmQ. Recently I invested in Series EE savings bonds. On the back of each bond is a declaration that the bond is ''eligible for payment at any time after six months from its issue date.'' Is there any...Sun, 01 Mar 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/11/01/83544/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/11/01/83544/index.htmThe thumbs-up sign that former teacher Rod Harman (right) of Beaverton, Ore. is flashing says it all: Harman is a happy retiree at age 59, financially secure and satisfied with his life's new balan...Sat, 01 Nov 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/31/67326/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/31/67326/index.htmTHE ACTRESS on the video screen looks 60-ish, well nourished, and confident. She is portraying a consumer, and she talks like no traditional grandma. ''At 65, my mother had become an old woman . . ...Mon, 31 Mar 1986 05:01:00 EST