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Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST
Retirees Back at Work
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The stock market downturn has left many retirees with depleted savings and investments. The result: many of them are setting the alarm clock, brewing the coffee, and heading back to work again – that is, if they can find a job. A close look at the new retiree work force.

Guests:

Carolyn Brady, back-at-work retiree from Boise, Idaho

Christopher Hiatt, back-to-work retiree from Eugene, Oregon

Clare Hushbeck, AARP Senior Legislative Representative and labor economist

Kevin Cahill, Associate Director for Research at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

 
 

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