Richard Eisenberg
Fortune
New Jersey, United States
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Aggressive Medicare Advantage marketing floods TV and mailboxes with misleading ads. The Biden administration is cracking down
Americans are inundated with misleading TV ads and mailers about the benefits of Medicare Advantage programs. The Biden administration wants to stop it. → Read More
The 5 most important things to know about Medicare so you don’t overpay, according to an expert
Diane Omdahl, author of “Medicare for You,” shares advice on how to get the right Medicare coverage and avoid making big mistakes. → Read More
Rising Rents Are Squeezing Older Adults
Advice for tenants who are wrestling with rent increases of 28% on average over the last three years → Read More
This is the ‘secret sauce’ to retirement satisfaction
Volunteering to help others is a great way to discover meaning a purpose in retirement → Read More
I left my job at age 65 and I don't want to retire
Just over a month ago, at age 65, I left the full-time job I loved and took the freeing — and somewhat scary — step into what I like to call my “unretirement.” Now, I’m freelancing from my New Jersey home, traveling prudently, mentoring, reading, relaxing, catching up with people and seeing where life takes me. With this new MarketWatch column, I’ll be writing about what unretirement is like,… → Read More
Timely Tips For Filing Your 2021 Tax Return
Advice from the ‘Friends Talk Money’ podcast hosts and the IRS → Read More
Who the Happiest Retirees and Most Unhappy Retirees Are
Here's what two authors discovered about how to be happy in retirement, from the financial traits of the happiest retirees to the importance of curiosity. → Read More
Early Retirement: Aspiring to Retire at 55
Hosts of The Friends Talk Money Podcast discuss early retirement, how to set a realistic retirement date and more advice for pre-retirees. → Read More
How retirees can make smarter decisions about when to claim Social Security
Many people are confused about the Social Security claiming rules. Experts offer some public policy ideas that could help people make more informed claiming... → Read More
How Aging Trends Will Reshape Life In 2030
I spoke with Guillén, 55, about why people 60+ will be key to the ways life will change over the next 10 years and what people in their fifties and sixties should be doing between now and 2030 to prepare. → Read More
Talkin’ ’bout my generation: Is Kamala Harris a boomer, Gen X or …Gen Jones?
Here’s your guide to generational pigeon holes, from Gen X and Gen Jones to Boomer Reboot. → Read More
Finance experts offer advice on how to invest safely
Stocks, bonds, bank CDs, financial advisers—figuring out how and where to invest is even harder than usual. → Read More
What’s Happened To Americans’ Retirement Confidence In The Pandemic
Only 47% of newly jobless or fearful workers surveyed in late March felt they’ll have enough money to live comfortably in retirement. → Read More
Why do so many people feel lonely at work? Technology is just part of it
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. It is part of the In Good Company Special Report. All the lonely workers Where do they all come... → Read More
All the reasons your boss should let you work from anywhere
It’s a fantasy for most workers. But a recent study suggests more employers ought to try it. → Read More
Watch this TV show if you’re thinking of downsizing or decluttering
There is an upside to this time-consuming, agonizing, frustrating and sad process. → Read More
How to make your retirement money last
New thinking from money maven Jane Bryant Quinn, who has retired in Rome. → Read More
Is it time to have ‘that talk’ with your aging parents about their finances?
The author of a book on the subject offers advice on how to handle this important conversation. → Read More
How to handle money conversations on Thanksgiving
What to discuss depends in part on the tenor of your family and how often you get together. → Read More
This simple, effective program is preventing elder fraud and catching scammers
Financial exploitation of older Americans is on the rise, but here’s some good news. → Read More