Lauri McBride, a retired teacher, looks in on her father, William Fink, 88, every day.
"Dual-generation retirements have become more numerous, at least for the moment, thanks to a rare confluence of trends. Among them are increased life spans, the relatively young marriage age of the Greatest Generation and what may be the last wave of retirees with traditional pensions, which allow for more secure, even early, retirements."
This article offers a look at the "sandwich generation" in which two generations are retired and are able to enjoy mutual leisure time. Now that baby boomers have hit the classic retirement age, there are family dynamics to figure out in these intergenerational relationships. To read more, click here.
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