Planning a secure financial future is one of life’s most important tasks. Unfortunately, it’s something many people don’t learn until too late in life. The result is many disliked financial situations including not being able to maintain one’s standard of living, difficulty in paying for expenses, health problems due to...
Why you need to upgrade skills regularly for greater job security
Studies show that more than 50% of older workers experienced at least one involuntary job loss after age 50 (CNBC). Although ageism is often cited as the reason for older employees losing jobs, it often has to do with skills and not merely age.A lot of people stick to the...
Are you a retiree being pulled back into the workforce?
Many workers above age 55 were pushed into early retirement during the pandemic, even to their dismay at the time. Then during the great resignation, something unexpected happened. People started resigning and leaving the workforce in great numbers. This created a gap in the labor supply as employers found it...
How to plan a successful retirement
How to plan your retirement so you don’t have to depend on anyone else when you are out of work. Some companies, especially governmental or public companies, provide formal retirement pension to workers who completed a certain number of years with them. Other companies give workers an end of service...