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Senate Aging Committee Spotlights Aging Workforce Challenges

December 7, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg The challenges facing older workers, and older Americans who want to work, are abundant —ranging from age discrimination to employers’ unaccommodating…

Boomers and the American Dream

October 16, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg Boomers and the American Dream After reading this article, take the American Dream Score quiz here. So, back to the boomers:…

Boomers: What’s Your American Dream Story?

October 13, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg Have boomers achieved the American Dream? And, more to the point, if you’re a boomer — age 53 to 71 —…

10 Ways to Build an Emergency Fund

August 30, 2017

By Andrea King Collier (Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) Barbara Jones, of Detroit, was a happy woman when she got an unexpected $6,000 bonus from her job last year.…