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When employer-sponsored health insurance began, people often worked for the same employer for most of their lifethere was an unwritten contract between a corporation and its workers to provide health benefits, retirement benefits, and lifetime employment. This contract was shattered during the past two decades as globalization forced employers to lower their labor costs to remain in business.
What can you do to ensure that your retiree health benefits continue? Pilzer offers suggestions on page 2. How Baby Boomers are Changing RetirementFor Many Baby Boomers, Retirement Takes More Than MoneyHow Baby Boomers Will Change Retirement Interested in Retirement Jobs?Why Seniors and Baby Boomers Want Retirement JobsTips for Finding the Best Retirement JobsFor You Retirement and FinanceConsolidate Retirement Funds for Easier Money ManagementRetirement Planning Primer |
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