by Paul McKeon | Mar 27, 2019 | Articles
It’s a well-known fact that many single women over 60 are heading into retirement with very limited funds. Some of the reasons are – less time in the workforce due to raising children and caring for elderly parents, lower salaries than men, more women in part time... 
by Sean McKeon | Mar 26, 2019 | Articles
Anyone over 60 has seen major changes in the workforce during their careers. When we started working, men did certain jobs and women did a range of different jobs and there wasn’t much flexibility in the system. We all know that those days are well and truly in the... 
by Paul McKeon | Jan 31, 2019 | Articles
“I think Donald Trump is a genius”, “I think Donald Trump is an idiot”. A significant percentage of the people in America believe one of these statements. Assuming that one of them is correct, or partially correct, the other must be wrong. That means there are... 
by Julianne McKeon | Jan 30, 2019 | Articles
50 Plus Books recently received this wonderful email (not attributed) and we thought we would share it with you. It’s particularly pertinent as we watched the exciting contests at the Australian Open Tennis. A Beautiful Message by Arthur Ashe, the legendary... 
by Paul McKeon | Jan 14, 2019 | Articles
50 Plus books were asked on to the ABC Radio Show “Nightlife’ to speak about singles in retirement. Attached is the link to the audio. We made the point that most images of retirement show happy carefree couples enjoying retirement together. The reality is... 
by Paul McKeon | Jan 8, 2019 | Articles
It would be comforting to think that we were in control of our lives. Indeed, the more elements of our life we have some control over, the more confident and happy we generally feel. However fate has a habit of upsetting our well prepared plans and there’s very little... 
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