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ONE 52-year-old real-estate insurance agent switched careers after 20years and went to work on affordable housing. A 50- something truant officer took up emergency-care nursing as a second career. And a retirement-age corporate executive left to work in the trenches to help the homeless.
Those are examples of midlifers who weren't ready for a rocking- chair or golf-course retirement. As the huge wave of baby boomers ages, their types should become the rule rather than the exception, both for the benefit of the seniors and for society overall. Older Americans are clamoring to stay active in more meaningful ways - and the work force needs their talent, expertise and commitment.See the full content of this document
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New Ways to View Work, Retirement
Marc Freedman, a national scholar on aging, beautifully makes the case for matching older p...
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