JCA Blog / By JCA / July 16, 2025
by Elena Ladygina, for the Beacon Making decisions about gifting can evoke many emotions. As you think about the legacy you want to leave, you may feel a sense of urgency to make a positive impact in the lives of your loved ones and on the world. In my discussions with retirement-age clients about charitable …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 16, 2025
by Caroline Hwang for NextAvenue The key, as with most things, is preparation: how to handle ageist remarks, snarky questions and the fact that your boss may be younger than you Think of the hundreds of online applications that likely come in for each new job opening, which are then screened by an AI “black …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 16, 2025
A Loved One Dies. No One Knows Their Passwords. Here’s What to Do. by Haley Perry for New York Times Wirecutter You can find plenty of resources for how to prepare a digital will for your loved ones, but navigating someone’s online life after they’ve passed away suddenly and without preparation can be complicated and downright demoralizing. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 24, 2025
Go from setback to set up with long-term strategies for the age 50+ jobseeker. Whether you are ready for a career change, need to brush up on skills, or want help figuring out your next move—This is the place to start. What you will come away with: A personal game plan, tips, tools, and motivation …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / June 24, 2025
Weaving in history and context, Caregiving follows people on the frontlines of the caregiving movement, as they fight to give caregivers the same safety, security, and support they provide for so many others. Caregiving will reveal the state — and the stakes — of care in America, during an unprecedented moment in which there is an opportunity to …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / June 17, 2025
from GSA Momentum Discussions podcast Younger-onset dementia is diagnosed when a person under 65 develops dementia; some people are diagnosed even as young as their 30s or 40s. People with younger-onset dementia and their families have unique needs, particularly when the family includes children, teens, or young adults. In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Patti …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 16, 2025
by Rabbi Evan Krame for the Washington Jewish Week Americans are facing a crisis of aging. While retirement is often romanticized, the reality is that many will not have the resources or support they need in their later years. Jewish tradition offers a moral and spiritual framework for how we should support our elders — …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 11, 2025
by Frank Bruni for the New York Times Like many people I know, I decided about a month ago to get a new iPhone. President Trump’s tariff threats, tariff realities and tariff tempestuousness portended higher prices, and I was due anyway. My old iPhone’s bells and whistles were at this point whimpers and wheezes. Its …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 11, 2025
by Richard Eisenberg for Market Watch Growing numbers of workers now plan to work part-time in retirement — also known as “unretirement” — either because they want to, need to, or both. The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2025 Retirement Confidence Survey found that 75% of workers plan to work in retirement, and that 29% of retirees are …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 10, 2025
Don’t Be Misled During Medicare Open Enrollment from NCOA During Medicare’s Annual Election Period, commonly known as the Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP), which takes place Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 each year, Medicare beneficiaries can choose the plans that are best for them. Beneficiaries in Original Medicare can compare and change prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medigap plans. They …