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Dave Bunnell rattles off all the reasons why ELDR, his new Marin County-based national magazine aimed at people over 60, should be a hit. He talks about the 13,000 people who turn 60 every day, about the gargantuan spending power of that generation and about how older Baby Boomers don’t describe themselves the same way their parents did when they reached their sixth decade: Old.

“This (magazine) isn’t for people who sit around in their rocking chairs,” said Bunnell, the founder of several successful magazines, including PC World and PC Magazine. He plans to mark his 60th birthday Wednesday with a 60-mile bike ride around Marin. “We are trying to redefine what it means to be 60.”   Read the rest…

I’m still amazed at how many women (and men) I see in my practice who seem to be hell bent on getting OLD. Read the rest of this entry »

According to many polls, more and more Americans are foregoing retirement…at least retirement in the way that perhaps our parents retired.  I plan to be among those that do not “retire”…I plan to explore other interests. Why? Because the more we are doing, the more we are challenging and stimulating our minds…the better we do. An idle brain and body does not last long.

CNN is running a series on retirement starting with Rethinking retirement: More boomers choosing to work

What are goals for retirement? Post your comments below.