Mike Festa

Become a volunteer advocate for AARP Massachusetts

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts AARP Massachusetts has been hard at work building and training a special group of volunteers to join our...
Alain Valles is an expert on reverse mortgages.

Reverse mortgages – Top uses and recent changes

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands Community Partners, our...

Planning for retirement – Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA

By Joseph McManus, RICP®, Financial Planner, Prudential Advisors There are many vehicles used for retirement planning. One of the most common is the traditional IRA (individual...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes writes about "the otherness" of aging.

Creative engagement

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes   “There are two ways of spreading light – to be the candle or the mirror that...
Mike Festa

Build a strong long-term care system

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts America’s long-term care system is not just broken — it doesn’t exist. Americans 50-plus and others in need of...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes writes about "the otherness" of aging.

The grace of forgetting

By Marianne Delorey   “Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.” Friedrich Nietzsche    “To be able to forget means sanity.”  Jack London   People who...

Reverse mortgages: retirement derailed?

By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners Survey says…retirement derailed A recent article published in MarketWatch by Alessandra Malito highlighted the...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes writes about "the otherness" of aging.

Bravery

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes "Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man...
Mike Festa

AARP launches ‘Stop Rx Greed’ campaign targeting high prescription drug prices

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts AARP has launched “Stop Rx Greed,” a nationwide campaign aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. The goal of...

May you live in interesting times

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes  May you live in times that highlight the friendship of the community in which you live....