The Pandemic Retirement Surge Increased Retirement Inequality

Teresa Ghilarducci is a labor economist and nationally-recognized expert in retirement security. She is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz ...
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Arrival of First Long-term Mortgages Helped Fueled Baby Boom – Center for Retirement Research

Among the many explanations for the baby boom are rising incomes in the post-war economy, modern appliances that made childrearing ...
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Gratitude 2024 from A-Z – Snakes in the Grass

I await the cease and desist letter from Warner Brothers! Source: Wikipedia I hate goodbyes. First there’s all that sentiment ...
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Sightings Over Sixty: The New Sunbelt

     I retired to Pennsylvania because we had some family in the area, the cost of living is less ...
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Publication Has Ceased

  Satisfying Retirement has ceased publishing new content. All previous posts are accessible by either date or topic by using ...
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The Great Investment Myth: Don’t Be Fooled!

Introduction to Bull Markets As we find ourselves deep into a Bull Market, the excitement is palpable. The thrill of ...
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January 2025 Early Retirement Update – Winter Edition

Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! The new year is in full swing and off to ...
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Taking it Easy at La Posada – Retirementally Challenged

When most people think of Winslow, Arizona, standing on the corner and flatbed Fords probably come to mind. But if ...
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Three Cheers for Better (and More Affordable!) Hearing

By Bev Bachel What did you say? Can you repeat that? Would you mind saying that again? If you’re having ...
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Overwhelmed and Scattered – retirementtransition

The two words that surface too often in my morning journal these days are overwhelmed and scattered.  They are not ...
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