Richard Eisenberg is Assistant Managing Editor of PBS's Nextavenue.org, a site for people 50+. He is also the editor of the site's Money & Security and Work & Purpose channels and writes often about the financial aspects of caregiving and long-term care. He was formerly Executive Editor of Money Magazine, Front Page Finance Editor of Yahoo! and Special Projects Director/Money Editor at Good Housekeeping. He is the author of two books: How to Avoid a Midlife Financial Crisis and The Money Book of Personal Finance. He was a Retirement Fellow with the National Press Foundation and is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He lives in New Jersey. About Next Avenue America is in the midst of an age boom and with it, an amazing transition. In general, those of us over the age of 50 are expected to live longer than any previous generation. We're in the process of creating a new life stage that lies somewhere between young adulthood and "old-old" adulthood. This stage doesn't have a name. We call it Adult Part 2. And if you're reading this you're probably smack dab in it. You're aware that many years of life lie ahead of you and, very likely, you have a different set of expectations for these "bonus years" than you had for earlier adulthood. You sense that you can somehow apply your knowledge and experiences in a meaningful way. Yet you may not know exactly how to achieve this new vision or see all the many possibilities available to you as you navigate the physical, health, work, and financial shifts that inevitably accompany this phase. Enter Next Avenue. We're a group of public television people and journalists who, for the most part, are experiencing the very same things you are. Like you, we see both challenges and opportunities and we recognize that what we could all use right about now is an abundance of reliable information that can help us figure out what's, well, next. So we aim to deliver that—in a way that's both smart and accessible. If you think we could do a better job, we want you to tell us so. In fact, we want your input on a lot of things. There are places throughout the site that let you give us feedback, share your experiences and send us your stories. http://www.nextavenue.org/ Originally aired on Caregiver SOS: On Air presented by the WellMed Charitable Foundation on May 3, 2015 in San Antonio, TX on 930 AM KLUP “The Answer.” With co-hosts Carol Zernial and Ron Aaron. For more about CaregiverSOS, visit http://caregiversos.org Like CaregiverSOS on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/CaregiverSOS

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