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Confronting Your Mortality By Dr. Jeff Spiess

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COVID and your mortality

The experience of living through a pandemic provided many lessons when it comes to your mortality, one of which is that each of us is vulnerable to infection, illness, even death. Precautions to minimize our danger and flatten the epidemiological curve are effective but do not eliminate risk in a society that thrives on interaction. People, some of them prominent … [Read more...]

Best of Boomer Blogs: Adjusting to a New World

by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 4 Comments

Adjusting to a new world

As the pandemic continues to rage on despite some people trying to sweep it under the rug, we Baby Boomers are adjusting to the new world we are living in. And, it certainly hasn’t been easy. There are plenty of things to worry about these days whether it’s the extreme unrest that has taken over our cities, financial insecurity, divisive politics, being stuck at home, and, … [Read more...]

Do You Worry About Your Retirement Savings When the Market Tumbles?

by Rick Pendykoski 1 Comment

Retirement Savings

In just a few months, the coronavirus managed to wreck health and the economy too. The value of your stock market portfolio, 401(k), or IRA might have plummeted because of it. And you had every reason to worry about what happened to your retirement savings when the market went up and down. But, there's no need to panic during emergencies because it may instigate you to make … [Read more...]

Best of Boomer Blogs: Still Dealing with the Pandemic

by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 10 Comments

Egg with a mask

Our Boomer Bloggers are located all over the U.S. so we’re each dealing with the pandemic differently depending on where we live.  I see older friends of mine on Instagram out and about, at the beach, visiting hotels, modeling clothes, and eating in restaurants. But, those of us in COVID hotspots are still stuck at home. Los Angeles, where I live, did well at the … [Read more...]

What Seniors Learned about Productivity After the Pandemic

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Boost your productivity

The lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for many of us. But, of course, we've learned a lot, as well, too. Although there were apparent pressures, involving especially our health and family members, many of us have thrived. Some individuals were able to communicate more with their kids or grandchildren. But they also took more time to take care of … [Read more...]

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