Many retirees have a big problem. It isn’t what you think.
Financial advisers say too many of their clients don't actually spend enough of the money they have squirreled away, scrimping more than they need to.
Japan's retirees heading back to work as firms face labor shortages
Some companies are bringing retirees back into the office to pass on know-how gained through decades on the job. Such workers can offer valuable insights and placement agencies are increasingly accommodating them as Japan faces a looming labor shortage. Sakae Kajita, 67, retired two years ago ...
Thailand popular with Japanese retirees but many end up dying alone
In a slum in the outskirts of the Thai city of Chiang Mai, where trash and abandoned cars litter the streets, an 81-year-old Japanese man died of cancer in February. "I want to go back to Japan. I miss Japan," the man had said on ...
Twisted spending priorities of a graying nation
All Americans ought to want effective and efficient government, but government is being strangled as the rising costs of baby-boomer retirees reduce the capacity of other programs to fulfill their missions.
Overseas voyages by retirees include more than a few shipwrecks
In 1986, shortly before the beginning of Japan's "bubble economy," a department in the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) announced a plan named Silver Columbia 92. The project encouraged Japan's private sector to develop "silver towns," communities abroad that would attract large ...
