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Pros and cons of using a recruiter to find a job

Pros and cons of using a recruiter to find a job

When you’re looking for a new job, it can be a pretty stressful period of time. We all need to have a way to be making a living, but given the behavior of the economy over the course of the last several years, it’s definitely gotten tougher and tougher to find good work. Maybe you’re [...]

5 ways to fight against age discrimination against baby boomers

5 ways to fight against age discrimination against baby boomers

The job market is hard for just about anyone, but it can be even more challenging for those who are considered to be the “baby boomers”—the ones who are over the age of 50 who are trying to compete with individuals who are significantly younger than them. On one hand, a lot of people who [...]

5 baby boomers investment strategy

5 baby boomers investment strategy

Investing for retirement used to be an easier game. You simply had your 401K deductions drawn from your paycheck and you relied on that and social security to get you through your twilight years. These days it’s a different story. People are living longer and prices are going up. Young adults in their twenties are [...]

5 investment strategies for baby boomers

5 investment strategies for baby boomers

Baby boomers like you who are interested in investing need to take a slightly different approach than the average investor. You’ve come a long way in life and you’re probably retired or approaching your retirement date in a few years. As such, you’ll want to make smart investments that have low risks and reliable returns. [...]

Top health issues for baby boomers in 2013

Top health issues for baby boomers in 2013

  2013 is upon us, and for Baby Boomers the calendar flip alone is something to celebrate. Depending on what end of the generational spectrum you’re on, you may be one year closer to retirement, or another year removed from the hustle and bustle of working life. You’ve got another year with your life partner [...]

How to travel cheap in retirement – 5 golden tips

How to travel cheap in retirement – 5 golden tips

Retirement is a great time when a lot of individuals get the chance to finally settle down and do the things that they truly want to do. It’s great to raise a family and work hard at a long and fruitful career — but when all is said and done, it’s not at all uncommon to find [...]

Best christmas gifts for baby boomers

Best christmas gifts for baby boomers

The holidays are in full swing, and the shopping days before Christmas are swiftly dwindling away. The pressure’s on, especially if you’re shopping for a friend or family member in the baby boomer crowd. What to get the people that have everything? At that point in life it isn’t about ‘needs’, and really comes down [...]

5 ways to keep your house warmer in the winter – and make sure you’re covered with home insurance

5 ways to keep your house warmer in the winter – and make sure you’re covered with home insurance

With the wind, rain and cold really kicking in for the winter, now is the time to prepare your home for anything the elements throw at you. And that also means making sure your home is covered with home insurance – in addition to making sure you’ve winter proofed your house.  So these five top [...]

How to get jobs that hire people with a criminal background

How to get jobs that hire people with a criminal background

In a fair and just world, people with criminal records shouldn’t be discriminated against in their job search. Unfortunately, our world is not perfect and folks needs to prepare themselves to face up the challenges of getting a new job. Currently there are certain parts of our society that are more accommodating to people with [...]

Your online reputation can hurt your job search

Your online reputation can hurt your job search

One of the more interesting realities of the Internet era is that people often have their entire lives up for public display on the world wide web, for just about anyone to see, and that very few of them actually realize it. Many social media users might shudder to learn the extent to which their [...]