- Coming Next Monday - Tune in April 22nd at Noon PST / 3 pm Eastern Time A Financial Literacy Expert Unpacks Skills Needed for Every Age Episode Description: ... READ MORE
Life is Enhanced when we’re Prepared.
I Help People Make Their Second Half
The Better Half.
Thanks to advances in medicine and health, most of us are just at half-life when we reach our mid-40s, with many potentially productive years ahead. But there’s no road map to prepare us for this period.
That’s where RoelResources.com comes in.
A Print Copy of The CareGiving Navigator is Now Available!
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Are You Prepared to Make Your Second Half the Better Half?
Are You Prepared to Make Your Second Half the Better Half?
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Fear of the future is not knowing how to prepare for it.
Roel Resources will help you shape your own life through unique information, resources and inspiring stories.
Every Monday (at noon Pacific / 3 pm Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica radio) Ron provides you with strategies to shift the traditional waiting-for-retirement model to a journey of compelling life chapters.
Every week Ron interviews fascinating people with a wide range of "Second Half" insights, tips and resources. Here you will find a rich audio archive of these entertaining and informative interviews.
The Caregiving Navigator is a dynamic interactive tool that spells out for caregivers and their loved ones how to plan along the way, what to do, and where to turn for the most useful resources and services.
Inspiring Articles and Blog reflections ranging from "Body and Soul", Family and Friends", "Community" and "Unretirement" to a rolling compendium of Ron's essays.
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Each show tackles an aspect of health, finance, family and friends, housing, work and personal pursuits as part of an integrated plan. Experts discuss topics like revitalizing relationships, creating mini-retirements, managing the maze of technology, finding your next homestead and caring for aging parents.
- Listen to Ron's Interview with Martha Blackwelder - Celebrating Earth Day through the Wonder of “Awe Walks” Episode Description: There are special moments in life when we experience ... READ MORE
- Listen to Ron's Interview with Leslie Danoff - How an Unretiring Life Grew into an Environmental Nonprofit Episode Description: When we graduate from college, we often have little idea ... READ MORE
- Listen to Ron's Interview with Peter Janowsky - April is National Financial Literacy Month—for Both Young and Old Episode Description: It’s been 21 years since the U.S. Senate declared April ... READ MORE
- Listen to Ron's Interview with Gail Prudenti - A Distinguished Jurist Reflects Back—and Forward—on Her Career Episode Description: As we close out Women’s History Month, we talk with the ... READ MORE
- Listen to Ron's Interview with Scott Fisher and Ben Green - Healthy Psychosocial Habits We All Need to Age Well and Wisely Episode Description: About six years ago, as Scott ... READ MORE
About Ron.
Ronald E. Roel is president of Roel Resources, a New York editorial consulting firm that provides information services specializing in aging issues. He a veteran journalist who spent a wide-ranging career covering business, politics and social issues, focusing during the last two decades on the blend of diverse life skills he defines as “successful aging.”
He has written extensively on aging topics, spoken at conferences, radio and TV shows, and launched several entrepreneurial ventures. He spent 20 years as a writer and editor at Long Island’s daily newspaper, Newsday, helping to found Act 2, a weekly section for 50-plus readers.
Ron is active in several programs, events and organizations that support seniors, including AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, the National Aging In Place Council and the Senior Umbrella Network. He has developed a special expertise in family caregiving, as one of four brothers who took care of their mother for almost 25 years
His forthcoming book for family caregivers on Long Island, The Caregiving Navigator: How to Plan, What to do, and Where to Turn When Caring for you Aging Loved Ones. And Yourself. is scheduled for publication in late 2021.
Ron has been an instructor at several local universities, recently teaching “News Literacy” and “The History and Future of the American Press” at Stony Brook University’s Journalism School.
He is a graduate of Yale College and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Are You Prepared to Make Your Second Half the Better Half?
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