Why This Millennial Is Hanging Out With a Bunch of Boomers

The following article, written by Encore.org’s director of research and evaluation, Cal Halvorsen, was published on the AGEnda blog at The Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College. Sometimes, it’s tough to imagine a bright future for members of the...

When Retirees Misjudge Their Desire for Leisure

It’s no secret that millions of Americans work hard, in extremely challenging and demanding jobs in their middle years. (Frankly, I’m one of them.) So it comes as no surprise that many feel desperate for a break when approaching traditional retirement age, when the...

Media Roundup: Schwab Awards and More. April 2, 2014

  Marc Freedman shares a great honor: For us, the announcement that our founder and CEO, Marc Freedman received a 2014 Social Entrepreneur award from The Schwab Foundation and The World Economic Forum was the biggest recent news. Marc was honored for his part in...

Have You Got Your Second Wind?

[intro]In America’s youth, we loved older people. The early European settlers wore white wigs and cut their clothes to affect a hunched-over posture. In the early census, Americans lied and said they were older than their actual years. A popular saying of the...