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A Funny Look at Getting Older in ‘The New 60’ Comic Strip

Its creators poke fun at the lives they and their friends are leading

AUGUST 29, 2019 | By Greg Daugherty

Second Career: Becoming a Sorority or Fraternity House Director

The 'house mother' job is now for both sexes, with decent pay and perks

AUGUST 6, 2019 | By Diane Eastabrook

Becoming a Standup Comic at 70 — No Joke!

The outrageous Stephanie Bass pokes fun at later life and love

AUGUST 5, 2019 | By Michael Lubell

An Artist Displays ‘Serious Whimsy’

Vicki Sawyer paints birds in hats and critters in costumes

JULY 26, 2019 | By Patricia Corrigan

Quitting Corporate Life to Play the Blues

Tom "The Suit" Forst

The Second Act Stories podcast episode about Tom 'The Suit' Forst

JULY 8, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

How a Crafts Entrepreneur Weaves Business and Life

She's been growing the business organically and having a blast

JULY 7, 2019 | By Anne Miller

Becoming a Truck Driver for Your Second Career

This could be a good time to do it, if you know what you're getting into

JULY 7, 2019 | By Michelle V. Rafter

11 Things to Know Before Becoming an Uber or Lyft Driver

Why the amount you'll take home is so hard to pin down

JULY 1, 2019 | By Stephen L. Antczak

5 Secrets of Success From Midlife Entrepreneurs

Bergen Giordani (at right) and Morgen Giordani Reamer (at left) of One Hot Cookie

What the 'Never Too Old to Get Rich' author learned from 20 founders

JUNE 20, 2019 | By Kerry Hannon

How a Slavery Legacy Made This 65-Year-Old a Georgetown Undergrad

The new life, on campus, for Melisande Short-Colomb

JUNE 13, 2019 | By Richard Harris

Ways to Make the Most of the Hot Job Market

Advice from experts at a recent Indeed.com conference

JUNE 4, 2019 | By Nancy Collamer

The 5-Step Midlife PIVOT Plan

The ability to pivot will become increasingly essential, this writer says

MAY 21, 2019 | By Miriam Arond

What’s Holding Us Back From Encore Careers?

An Encore Public Voices Fellow has some theories, and advice

MAY 20, 2019 | By Odile Robotti

Aging in America: News and Trends From 2 Summits

Aging in America

An on-the-ground report on topics from elder fraud to encore careers

APRIL 24, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

Unhappy at Work? Get Out!

Switching Careers

5 tips from someone who just made that move in midlife

APRIL 3, 2019 | By Michael Lubell

The 4 C’s to Help You Live Your Best Life

Laura Gassner Otting

And why the 'Limitless' author calls following your passion 'the world's worst advice'

APRIL 2, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

Essential Advice for Unintended Entrepreneurs

Insights from a Drexel University entrepreneurship professor

MARCH 14, 2019 | By Roy C. Carriker

Starting a Business? What’s Your Unique Value Proposition?

Starting a Business

Answering that question could be the key to a successful launch

MARCH 11, 2019 | By Sam Meenasian

My Biggest Mistake Switching Careers at 57

Switching Careers

A career coach's 5 tips for creating a 'real' career after midlife

MARCH 7, 2019 | By Beverly Jones

Second Acts to Profit From the Longevity Economy

Meet boomers who launched them and see how you can, too

MARCH 4, 2019 | By Nancy Collamer

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