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Half of U.S. Full-Time Employees Plan to Defer Retirement Due to Financial Reasons

Small Business Labs

MetLife recently released their 2019 U.S. It shows that 52% of the full-time employees surveyed said they plan to postpone their retirement due to their financial situation. We've long often covered the trend towards delayed retirement ( see our baby boomer section for many articles on this topic ).

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Joining the Family Business—Without the Drama of HBO’s ‘Succession’

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Following Greg’s passing in July 2019, Ben became the next generation to sit at Pratt & Tobin’s helm. An article from the Spring 2000 issue of Family Business magazine suggests a similar approach to the one exemplified by Ben’s family. Since taking over in 2019, our number of clients have gone up 50%,” Ben says.

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How to Forgive

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For example, a 2019 study published in Psychology & Health found that forgiving others aided in achieving better sleep, which, in turn, has the potential to improve health. . I have written many articles about caregiving and senior issues, as well as two guidebooks for caregivers. Plus, it’s just a nice thing to do, right?

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

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It’s also the amount of time the typical person spends per day gossiping in a 16-hour day, according to a May 2019 study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. A recent TIME magazine article even declared 2022 to be “the year of gossip.”

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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

Of course, it could simply be that workers saved more during the pandemic and can now afford to retire in comfort earlier than planned. Surprisingly, the silver exodus is not concentrated in the richest segments of society – even though one might expect that they would be the most able to retire.

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How to Find Your Money ‘Why’

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Or, if that’s too much, imagine the speech a colleague might give upon your retirement. This article was published in November 2019 and has been updated. Making this active declaration might help stave off feelings of deprivation that come from the vaguer and more negative, “I can’t buy x because I’m on a budget.”.