What comes after “New Seniors Day?”

You may be thinking we had our day, now what?  Well, there’s lots to do in the weeks and months ahead.  New Seniors have plenty on our plates.  There’s the fight for fairness in health care and other issues affecting those 65+.  Making our voices heard when it comes to electing representatives who understand and [...]

Health care bill is not all gloom and doom

Yes, for those on Medicare, the vote in Congress should be of concern to you.  No, this does not mean you won’t be receiving the medical care you need – at last not for the next couple of years.  Yes, there is something you can do to reduce the chances of being a victim to [...]

Pre-boomers had a relationship with many advertised brands

There was a time when we New Seniors were kids and we knew who sponsored most of the shows, could sing every jingle and knew the ad slogans for most leading brands.  This was true from the days of radio into the television area.  Let’s go back to the ‘40s and ‘50s to recall some [...]

Where does the time go in retirement?

The one thing that worried me most as I drew close to retirement was what to do with all the time soon to be on my hands?  Being bored to death was not a pleasant prospect.  I hoped to find ways to fill each day but believed the hours would go slowly as the days [...]

Recovery is blanketed by clouds of uncertainty

The longer bickering and hostilities rule in our nation’s capital the longer it will be before America gets down to business.  For months, the economy has tried to struggle back.  The stock market has been up, unemployment has stopped rising, consumers are starting to buy albeit cautiously.  Yet there’s something lacking as this jobless recovery [...]

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