Knowledge Handler

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Safe Retirement Destinations

International Living lists its ten safest countries for retirement , from Portugal to Bali.

-DD

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Monday, March 17, 2025

Simplify Estate Planning

Howard Sharfman and David Handler write about six steps to good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous. .

-DD



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Friday, January 31, 2025

Holy Schmidt! : Guidance on Successful Retirement

Holy Schmidt! provides guidance on obtaining a succesful retirement.

-DD

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Friday, November 29, 2024

Health Savings Accounts

Sharon Epperson and Stephanie Due descruibe the benefits of health savings accounts .

-DD





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Sunday, February 05, 2023

Retirement Happiness

Amy Legate-Wolfe suggests that retirees focus on relationships, not stuff .

-DD

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Four Phases of Retirement

Riley Moynes suggests that retirees may psychologically experience four stages :

  1. vacation
  2. losses
  3. experimentation
  4. service
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Moynes covers this same material in his book, The Ten Lessons.



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Friday, September 03, 2021

Medicare

Andrea Collier explains how she researched her Medicare options .

-DD





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Saturday, November 14, 2020

Retirement in the Future

John Stoll predicts the future of retirement , and after crunching the numbers suggests that most people will need to be gainfully employed long after age 65.

-DD

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Monday, September 28, 2020

Is Retirement Bad for the Brain?

Cella Wright reviews typical changes in the reaction times of retirees . I wonder if the choice to retire was made because the individual felt they were passing the prime, or whether there is a deleterious effect from retirement.

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Retirement Savings

Alana Semuels reports that many seniors have insufficient retirement savings .

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Monday, March 25, 2019

Retirement in America

Andrew Biggs examines the typical American's retirement, and determines that the senior citizens in the U.S. do OK . Though some argue that the boomer retiree lifestyle is creating debt that will be paid by millennials and gen-xers.

-DD

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Friday, May 04, 2018

U.S. Taxation In Retirement

Alicia Adamczyk reviews how retirement income is taxed in the United States.

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Monday, June 05, 2017

Early Retirement

Kristine Wong suggests that "Why Early Retirement Isn’t as Awesome as It Sounds ."

-DD

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Timing Retirement

Robert Zarersky muses on when is the best time for a professor to retire .

-DD

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