Money

DURHAM - AARP North Carolina provided Durham’s Healing with CAARE with a one-thousand dollar contribution today to help support the services they provide to area Veterans.

By Doug Dickerson, Director, AARP North Carolina

Have you thought about entrepreneurship as a new career option? Research has found one-in-four Americans between age 44 and 70 are interested in starting a new business within the next five to ten years.

Do you talk to your kids about your money? Have you had a family discussion about your financial matters? Financial advisers suggest that all family members be kept in the loop. It becomes even more important as you get older.

Is starting a small business right for you? Millions of 50 plus Americans are finding a fit for their passions and generating good income by starting their own businesses.

You’ve worked hard to save for retirement and you deserve a financial advisor who works just as hard to protect what you’ve earned. Right now, loopholes in the law allow bad-actors in the financial industry to provide retirement savings “advice” based on what’s best for their pocketbook, not yours. The result? They can recommend investments with higher fees, riskier features, and lower returns because they earn more money, even if those investments are not the best choice for you. Bad advice is wrong, and it is costing Americans up to $17 billion per year.

By Charmaine Fuller Cooper

This week on “Real Life,” AARP continues to look for ways to save you money. Credit unions often offer benefits not provided by traditional banks. What are they? Are they right for you?

By Jean C. Setzfand

In June AARP North Carolina rolled out Coffee and Conversation, a new series of informal but informative programs on relevant topics for AARP members and people 50+ in Charlotte. The feedback from those programs was fantastic and so we are pleased to present our August line up of programs, which continues our discussions on health and our community.