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AARP New York Provides Resources to Aid Veterans And Military Families Amid COVID-19

Dana GivensMay 18, 2020May 15, 2020

by Dana GivensMay 18, 2020May 15, 20203994

AARP New York is working to help army veterans and military families by providing free resources in addition to important information about scams targeting veterans,...

COVID-19 News

AARP Teamed Up With NNPA To Provide Older African Americans With Resources On How To Combat COVID-19

Dana GivensMay 13, 2020May 12, 2020

by Dana GivensMay 13, 2020May 12, 20203370

AARP teamed up with the National Newspaper Publishers Association to host a virtual information session for African Americans over 50 about COVID-19....

Money Women

New Site Sets Black Women Up as the Sheroes of Their Own Retirement Savings

Alisa GumbsOctober 24, 2019October 24, 2019

by Alisa GumbsOctober 24, 2019October 24, 2019688

AARP and the Ad Council launch “Tribute to Our Sheroes” retirement savings campaign to set black women up to boost savings and build wealth...

Career Leadership

A. Barry Rand, Among the First Black CEOs of a Publicly Traded Company, Dies at 73

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 8, 2018November 9, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 8, 2018November 9, 20181055

When Barry Rand left Xerox to become chairman and CEO of Avis, he became one of the first African Americans to achieve such a position...

Lifestyle

NBC’s Lester Holt Is All About the Low Notes

AARP The MagazineAugust 8, 2018August 9, 2018

by AARP The MagazineAugust 8, 2018August 9, 2018159

Award-winning journalist Lester Holt speaks with AARP about his other passion in life in addition to news; playing the bass guitar....

News

Congress Wants to Charge This Age Thousands of Dollars More for Health Insurance

Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 17, 2017September 23, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 17, 2017September 23, 201790

Under the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), health insurance issuers are allowed to vary rates based on age, but by no more than a 3:1...

Money

What Would You Do If You Didnâ€™t Have To Worry About Money?

Stacey TisdaleJuly 25, 2016September 28, 2017

by Stacey TisdaleJuly 25, 2016September 28, 2017174

A survey thatâ€™s part of an AARP's personal empowerment initiative called Life Reimagined, finds that adults 35-years-old and older know what they would do, but...

Money

Millennials Face Unusual Burdens When Caring For Aging Parents

Stacey TisdaleJuly 18, 2016September 28, 2017

by Stacey TisdaleJuly 18, 2016September 28, 2017224

â€œMembers of the millennial generation (ages 18 to 34) have a reputation for being self-involved. But the estimated 10 million millennials caring for adult family...

Career Lifestyle

The 3 Things You Need to Live Your Best Life at Any Age

Alisa GumbsMarch 23, 2016September 28, 2017

by Alisa GumbsMarch 23, 2016September 28, 2017213

Jo Ann Jenkins gives tips from her new book, Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age....

Magazine Money

Breaking the Rules to Reach Retirement Goals

Stacey TisdaleNovember 16, 2015October 21, 2019

by Stacey TisdaleNovember 16, 2015October 21, 2019175

â€œWhen you look at the social and economic realities of the day, particularly the fact that we are living so much longer, you could do...