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Consumers/clients: Late career, retirement
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Hearings on Dietary Supplements: What Seniors Need to Know (U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging), May 26, 2010
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_senate_hearings&docid=f:57983.wais.pdf, Free
Includes written and oral testimony from government officials, commercial representatives, and consumer advocates.
Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults (National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
http://www.n4a.org/programs/best-buy-drugs/, Free
Offers advice on Medicare drug plans for consumers and professionals
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Alcohol Abuse and Older Adults (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alcoholuse/toc.html, Free
This site discusses alcohol and aging, the effects of alcohol, and how to get help.
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Eons
http://www.eons.com/
Offers social networking for Baby Boomers
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Lifetime Income Options For Participants And Beneficiaries In Retirement Plans - RFI (U.S. Department of Labor), 2010
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/cmt-1210-AB33.html, Free
Comments from hundres of individuals and organization concerning annuitization options on pension plans
Medicare health and drug plans state by state (U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Partnerships/downloads/statefactsheets_all.pdf, Free
Fact sheets on Medicare health and drug plans state by state.
Retire on Your Terms (National Retirement Planning Coalition)
http://www.retireonyourterms.org/, Free
This website has assembled a selection of valuable online retirement planning resources. These resources include retirement data, practical retirement planning guidelines and other useful consumer information.
Retirement Challenge, The: Making Savings Last a Lifetime (U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging), June 16, 2010
http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=325713&, Free
Hearings featuring testimony from both government and industry representatives.
Retirement Income: Challenges for Ensuring Income throughout Retirement (U.S. General Accounting Office), April 28, 2010
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10632r.pdf, Free
In this letter to Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, Jeszeck emphasizes that accumulating assets is not enough, that prudent management of assets is essential, because for many people there is little margin for error.
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Continuing Care Retirement Communi-ties (CCRCs): Secure Retirement or Risky Investment? (U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging), July 21, 2010
http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=326543&, Free
Hearings featuring featured testimony from government overseers and critics, with one industry representative.
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Age Discrimination in the 21st Century – Barriers to the Employment of Older Workers (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), July 2009
http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeoc/meetings/7-15-09/index.html, Free
Hearings, with remarks and biographies of ten witnesses, along with a Q&A on waivers of discrimination claims in severance agreements.
Jobs for the Older and Bolder
http://www.coolworks.com/older-bolder/, Free
Lists seasonal jobs for older workers
Old-Time Radio
http://www.old-time.com/
Web pages filled with entertaining and educational topics for fans of nostalgic / old-time radio shows.
Retirement Jobs
http://www.retirementjobs.com/, Free for job seekers
RetirementJobs.com aims to identify companies most-suited to older workers and match them with active, productive, conscientious, mature adults seeking a job or project that matches their lifestyle.
Senior Corps
http://www.seniorcorps.gov/
A government organization for Americans over 55, who have a lifetime of experience to share, and the desire to make a real difference in their world, providing volunteer opportunities to put their talents and expertise to work in their communities.
Senior Net
http://www.seniornet.org/jsnet/
SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.
Workforce 50
http://www.workforce50.com/, Free for job seekers
Workforce50.com serves older workers with a full service job board and career site. All jobs are placed by employers specifically interested in staffing from the over-50 workforce. This site caters to mature workers searching for employment, in transition or approaching retirement.
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Retirement Readiness for Retirees and Near-Retirees (RetirementWorks, Inc.)
http://www.retirementworks2.com/RetireReady/RW_RetireReady_Home.htm, Free
A set of interlocking web pages offered by RetirementWorks, Inc. It’s purpose is to link consumers to the best free and cost resources covering all domains of older life, dealing with 116 main issues grouped under the categories of Spirit, Purpose, Love, Avocation, Security, and Health.
Seniors Site
http://seniors-site.com/
Information, support, and fun for seniors.
ThirdAge
http://www.thirdage.com/
A site providing a wide variety of information for Baby Boomers entering or in the second half of life.