financial security

Don’t Steal From Grandma – Especially In Illinois

Posted on 01/12/2012 by AARP Illinois | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeHey all, Jenn here from the AARP Illinois Communications team. In this post I wanted to tell you about some of the legislative work that AARP staffer Ryan Gruenenfelder has been doing down in Springfield. I spoke with Ryan yesterday about House Bill 1689 – a bill that goes into effect in Illinois this month which addresses an issue that he’s been working on for about 3 years – cracking down on those sad, sad souls who try to steal Social …

More Than Just a Number

Posted on 09/8/2010 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Money & SavingsMembers of Congress will be returning to Washington DC next week after a month-long recess. How about we give them a nice welcome-back present? AARP is delivering photos to Congress to show them the faces of real people who are counting on them to protect Social Security from unfair cuts. Add your face to our photo petition and show Congress one more reason why they must fight to strengthen Social Security: YOU. It’s easy and only takes a minute! It’s …

Personal Finance News this Veterans Day

Posted on 11/11/2009 by Correy Robertson | Archived Contributor | Comments

Money & SavingsYesterday, AARP’s Director of Financial Security, Jean Stetzfand, was featured in a segment NPR’s “Tell Me More” program. Stetzfand is discussing the issue of older workers and unemployment – a topic that is gaining more and more exposure in the media recently, and obviously one that is important to AARP and its members. Read the transcript or listen to the segment here. Stetzfand discusses the fact that workers over age 55 spend more time looking for work, possibly because employers …

Achieving Wealth the Right Way

Posted on 10/24/2009 by Alejandra Owens | General News | Comments

EntertainmentFrom Tara Coates There are four ways to achieve wealth, says AARP financial ambassador Jonathan Pond: marry it, inherit it, win the lottery…or live beneath your means. “The real key to financial success is to save regularly and regularly increase the amount you save,” Pond told an audience of several hundred Saturday at AARP’s Vegas@50+ Member Event. And don’t stop investing, or become overly cautious, once you retire. Pond said that retirees often make the mistake of having too much …

Sacrificing Retirement for Your Kids?

Posted on 11/17/2008 by Alejandra Owens | General News | Comments

Money & SavingsI found this Bulletin Today article really interesting, and one that applies to many more people than we think. The title, “Are Your Risking You Own Retirement If You Give Financial Help to an Adult Child?” While some parents may think that they must always support their children no matter what, but this piece may give you some questions to think about. A couple of example: Was it a situation that your child couldn’t control? Or are you paying to …

Paulson Gives It To Us Straight

Posted on 11/7/2008 by Alejandra Owens | General News | Comments

PoliticsAARP sat down not too long ago to talk with U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, where he told them rather than focusing on the second economic stimulus, his efforts were directed towards making efforts to stable world markets and the U.S. financial system. Here’s some of his thoughts: “We have not done as good a job at communicating as we should have . . . Our objective has never been to save a particular financial institution, but to serve the …