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Article by Samantha Cole referring to new study from Merrill Lynch in 2015 on why people choose to work past retirement age.

article by Suzanne Woolley, May 18, 2015 in Bloomberg Business on how unexpected events force earlier retirements than planned and reasons for continuing to work past age 65.

Challenges of finding work post-retirement, Glenn Ruffenach, Market Watch, Next Avenue, June 9, 2015.

New York Times article on the transition to nonprofit world after retirement. Mentions Encore!Hartford training, and the kinds of jobs people have gotten using their corporate experience and putting it to good use.

post by Richard Eisenberg, Money & Work Editor, June 3, 2014, Next Avenue. New Merrill Lynch Study that surveyed 1,856 working retirees. Motivations: #1 is to keep the mind active.

article by Richard Eisenberg, Forbes, 4.1.13 he government's annual Volunteering in the United States report just came out and I'm disappointed to report that both the number and percentage of Americans age 45 to 64 who volunteered in the 12 months ending September 2012 fell from the previous year. (I know, boomers are actually age 49 to 67, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't break down the numbers this way.) U.S. Retirement Poll: The Big Lie And The Big Fantasy Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Encore Careers for the Rest of Us Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Meet The Inspiring 2012 Purpose Prize Winners Selected By Encore.org Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The Latest Insider Views On Retirement Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The latest figures show that 23.4 million age 45 to 64 volunteered last year, down from 23.9 million in 2011. The percentage who volunteered dropped to 29.3 percent, from 30.6 percent, for those age 45 to 54 and to 27.6 percent, from 28.1 percent, for Americans 55 to 64. Both of those declines were steeper than the overall dip in the U.S. volunteer rate of 0.3 percent. Speculation on why boomers are not volunteering? "What's the problem? Even putting the year-to-year figures aside, why is it that fewer than a third of my fellow boomers - who often think of themselves as the original giving-back generation - volunteer? There's no simple explanation, of course. We're busy. We need to focus on hanging onto our jobs. We have obligations to our kids and parents. All true. But I think a key reason is that many boomers haven't found ways they can volunteer the way they want to, by putting their talents and skills to use, rather than by stuffing envelopes, answering phones and donating food. Here's some evidence backing up my contention that boomers like providing meaningful assistance when they volunteer: According to the Volunteering in the United Sta

impact of bad economy on baby boomers taking early retirement, 2.11.10

"Older, wiser and a lot of them The world is on the cusp of a staggering rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600m to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth and "secular stagnation", while the swelling ranks of pensioners will bust government budgets. But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce."

Great article by Art Koff at Next Avenue on how to find jobs in retirement using the temp job, part-time, volunteer, project routes of entry. Sounds perfect for ECO members!

report in May 2013 by MetLife on oldest baby boomers retiring

news release on new Met Life study on oldest baby boomers retiring and drawing social security.

article by Mark Miller, Reuters, NBC News, Feb. 5, 2013

article in Tampa Bay Times from Tribune News Service with 7 ideas for boosting income, June 28, 2015. 1. find work through online exchanges that feature part-time, home-based employment 2. work as a consultant on hourly basis 3. work for a staffing agency 4. turn interests into side jobs 5. participate in consumer research 6. rent out what you are not using 7. ???

Doris, looks like you and I found the same article! Just as an update for everyone, I dove deeper into the opportunities for taking surveys to make money. I signed up for Focus Point Global (www.focusgroup.com). They do not have an office in our area, but perhaps additional online surveys may become available. the other company "Delve" seems to have been taken over by Focus Point as their web page defaults to Focus Point. This information may save someone from wasting a bit of time.

This happens to Lisa and me, too. Sometimes our timing is just a bit off. Good work, Annette, on delving into Delve and Focus Point Global. Glad to see you here, too.

Great article--book review of Unretirement from September 23, 2014 by Geoffrey Norman with quotes from Bobby Bowden (long-time FSU football coach) and Mick Jagger (long-time singer of "Satisfaction") on how our desire to work, engage with others, and pursue our interests doesn't diminish upon reaching "retirement age." Book review is positive, funny, worth reading if you like Chris, Bobby, or Mick and their contributions to understanding the impact of baby boomers and living full, long lives.

article by Michele Willens, August 30, 2014 on aging baby boomers coming to terms with "being the oldest person in the room." Issues: friends are dying, joints are aching, memories are failing, financial issues with forced retirement, unemployment, children needing money and possibly a bed, dependent parents, most unpleasantness is looking around and suddenly being the oldest. Better if sense of self is not related to age

Article by Jeannine English, Tampa Tribune, 2/14/2015. Four broad focus areas of WHCoA--Retirement security, healthy aging, long-term services and supports, elder justice

Fox Business interviews Barb Quaintance, AARP VP on Volunteers. she explains how baby boomers want to see results of their work. 2011

How Broward cities recruit and engage boomer volunteers from 2013. Want to see what has happened in the meantime.

article on how as baby boomers have aged between 2003 and 2010, fewer are volunteering; article written in 2012 by Jennifer C. Kerr, AP. Wonder if there are more current stats?