Money

By Ross Primack, CPRW, CEIP

Are you age 50 or older and currently unemployed or facing an uncertain employment future? Is your job search going nowhere? AARP understands the challenges faced by older job seekers and is launching a new 50+ Job-Seeker Series in Connecticut, featuring in-person workshops, as well as online articles and resources from AARP and local experts that can help take your job-hunting and career skills to the next level.

The so-called “Golden Years”? Turns out Wisconsin workers have a fair amount of anxiety looking ahead to retirement.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation program, is offering Connecticut taxpayers free assistance with basic federal and state income tax returns through April 15, 2015.

Por Thomas Korosec

A power of attorney is a legal document in which a person authorizes a trusted agent to make financial decisions on his or her behalf. It may be intended as a safeguard in case of future incapacity.

AARP advocates will testify at state budget hearings this spring to show support for family caregivers, encourage coverage of the uninsured and promote retirement savings.

AARP Michigan is teaming up with the U.S. Small Business Administration again this year to help aspiring entrepreneurs start a new business at age 50-plus.

Por Christina Hernandez Sherwood

AARP Iowa debuted its Fraud Watch Network presentations in the eastern part of the state in December and is expanding the program statewide this year. Trained volunteers discuss the latest trends in telephone and online scams, and explain how to recognize and report fraud.