Squared Away Blog

The financial impact on older people who find themselves out of work goes far beyond the missed paychecks: it upsets well-laid plans for retirement. Stan Bednarczyk, an engineer who was laid off in 2009 by a Michigan automobile supplier, has numerous concerns.  He can no longer contribute to the retirement account sponsored by his former employer.  And since Social Security is based on an individual’s 35 highest years of earnings, his future benefit may be lower when he retires. The total dollar cost of his late-career joblessness, which he detailed in this video, is shocking.   Stan Bednarczyk from Over Fifty and Out of Work on Vimeo. Bednarczyk was among 100 unemployed men and women interviewed for a powerful new video…

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