1/7/2015 – How Grandchildren Botch the Best-Laid Retirement Plans (Bloomberg)


For people without enough money to retire, one solution seems obvious: keep working. But life often gets in the way. Health issues make it impossible to work, or they lose a job and can’t find another.

Here’s another factor that disrupts the best intentions: grandchildren. Women are more likely to retire when their children have babies, according to a new study from American University business professor Robin Lumsdaine and strategy consultant Stephanie Vermeer.

Read the full article at Bloomberg.