All Generations Need Financial Literacy—Now, More than Ever.At the beginning of this millennium, there was considerable fear that flipping the calendar from the two-digit year '99 to '00 would wreak ...READ MORE

My Hunger to End HungerAs we move further into the New Year and the holidays fade into the distance, I always get a mixed feeling of gratitude and wistfulness. I’m grateful ...READ MORE

A Welcome New Year’s Resolution:  Slow Down, You Move Too Fast A few weeks ago, I was invited to a concert called “Forever Simon and Garfunkel—A Tribute,” featuring a pair ...READ MORE

How Old Is “Too Old”?Several months ago, I wrote a piece in this newsletter about the problem of ageism in our society. I did not expect to return to the ...READ MORE

Reflections on Friendship—and my 50th College Reunion Many decades ago, as I was graduating from college, I noticed that on the weekends just after graduation the campus was decked out ...READ MORE

Celebrating Older Americans Month—But Who’s “Older” These Days? Every May is Older Americans Month, an annual observance led by the Administration for Community Living (https://acl.gov/), an agency of the U.S. ...READ MORE

Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day, the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970, when some 20 million people attended inaugural events across the country. This ...READ MORE

Like Black History Month, National Women’s History Month offers a great opportunity each year to celebrate the achievements and advancements of those who have been largely undervalued in our society.  ...READ MORE

Every Valentine’s Day, we’re bathed in our annual glow of romantic love, showering each other with flowers, chocolates, overpriced cards and prix fixe dinners. This day of lovers has gradually expanded ...READ MORE

My Tía Dorie leads a full and active life.Tía (Spanish for “aunt”) lives with her daughter, Chris, in a continuing care community, but she spends much of her time independently, ...READ MORE

Celebrating a Season of Positivity When I think back to the Christmases of my youth, I naturally remember those magical mornings, the tree shimmering with tinsel and the presents awaiting our ...READ MORE

November marks a season of giving—and gratitude. Thanksgiving, of course, punctuates this time when we pause to give thanks for all we have received in life, appreciating what we have, ...READ MORE