After years of obsessive learning, my piano sits silent – and I’m happy with that
Brian Hanson-Harding
After retiring, I finally had time to practise. But I soon realised that playing and making music are two different things, says Brian Hanson-Harding
March 2024
Little planning for looming retirement crisis, BlackRock chief warns
Larry Fink tells investors pension savings failing to keep pace with life-extending medical breakthroughs
July 2023
Hidden gems from the world of research
Stuck in a badly paid job? You’re also more likely to become too sick to work
Torsten Bell
Britain has been getting sicker for years, but the worst-hit are also the poorest
May 2023
Top five US executives hoard $9bn tax-free for retirement as workers face limits
At many of these companies a sizeable percentage of workers had no money in their 401(k)s, report finds
February 2023
Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement
After Mr James’s rent increased by $400, he had to go back to work, but students raised enough funds for him to retire again
April 2022
Retirement savings reform is a good idea that both parties can get behind
Americans aren’t saving enough, and Congress is poised to pass a law that would help employers and employees put more aside
December 2021
‘At 75, I still have to work’: millions of Americans can’t afford to retire
Number of US workers aged 75 and up expected to increase 96.5% over next decade as some say ‘we must work until we die’
July 2021
Why is a 108-year-old resorting to GoFundMe to pay for home care?
Ross Barkan
‘I can’t live on $709 a month’: Americans on social security push for its expansion
May 2021
Some Kind of Heaven review – trouble in retirement paradise
Lance Oppenheim’s documentary focuses on endless sunny days of bellydancing, dating and drug use in America’s largest retirement community
August 2019
Project Syndicate economists
Six ways to bring the American Dream back from the dead
Alexander Friedman
The Week in Patriarchy
Strange how some anti-abortion activists are happy to separate kids from parents
Arwa Mahdawi
July 2019
They became millionaires and retired at 31. They think you can do the same
The authors Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung are part of a movement called Fire that encourages people to save intensively to retire early
June 2019
Congress may actually get something done – and give a boost to retirement plans
Gene Marks
The Senate is considering the Secure Act – which could benefit employees and employers – after it passed the House resoundingly
April 2019
Small business owners can reap the benefits from offering a 401k
Gene Marks
It’s good Congress is making changes to our retirement plans. It’s just a shame so many business owners need incentives
October 2018
The US labor department's healthcare plan is a good idea. But it won't work
Gene Marks
Tell us: have you retired early? What are the realities?
October 2017
‘It was like a bereavement’: life after leaving a big job
They used to be MPs, senior partners and surgeons, expert at dealing with pressure. So how do those who once had top jobs adjust to life in the slow lane?
May 2017
Don't want to work until you are 70? You will have to, says WEF
World Economic Forum says looming fourfold rise in over-65s by 2050 is financial equivalent of climate change
December 2016
Redesigning cities
What would it take to make an age-friendly city?
Planned, multi-generational communities might be great for those who can afford them. The rest of us need cities better equipped for older people
