Career reinvention may be more of a necessity than a virtue for older Americans, but working longer can make a difference beyond your bottom line.

 If you are a Baby Boomer nearing retirement, you probably have a different concept of retirement than your parents. Retirement for you may not mean an extended vacation on some sunny shore, but rather a new phase of your working career. A phase that may, perhaps, bring more than just another paycheck, but a new sense of meaning to your life. Morningstar recently referred to this career transformation as the “encore career.” Of course, it’s not just the search for meaning that motivates Baby Boomers to pursue an encore career. As Morningstar points out, tough new economic realities have transformed…

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