Kerry Hannon: Remote Work Trend Benefits Older Workers

<p>Our guest on the podcast is author and retirement expert Kerry Hannon. Hannon has written 14 books thus far. Her latest is called <em>Great Pajama Jobs: Your Complete Guide to Working from Home</em>. She is also a regular contributor to <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>MarketWatch</em>, and <em>Forbes</em> and is the personal finance and entrepreneurship expert on the PBS website NextAvenue.org. Hannon's work focuses on career, financial, and life guidance for midlife workers. She has also written extensively about how women can take charge of their own financial planning. Hannon is a former National Press Foundation Fellow and a former Fellow of the Columbia Journalism School and the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center's Age Boom Academy. She is also a former MetLife Foundation and New America Media Fellow on Aging. She received a bachelor's degree from Duke University.</p></p><p><p><strong>Background</strong><br /></p><p><a href="https://kerryhannon.com/?page_id=49" target="_blank">Kerry Hannon bio</a></p></p><p><p> <a href="https://kerryhannon.com/?page_id=8427" target="_blank">Kerry Hannon books</a> </p></p><p><p><strong>Remote Work</strong><br /></p><p>"<a href="https://kerryhannon.com/?p=8482" target="_blank">10 Tips To Be a Successful Remote Worker</a>," by Kerry Hannon, kerryhannon.com, Oct. 3, 2020.</p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://kerryhannon.com/?p=8300" target="_blank">Coronavirus Suddenly Transformed the Workplace</a>," by Kerry Hannon, kerryhannon.com, May 31, 2020.</p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://kerryhannon.com/?p=8286">ProBoomer Interview: Work From Home Tips</a>," by Kerry Hannon, kerryhannon.com, May 24, 2020.</p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/06/19/is-working-remote-a-blessing-or-burden-weighing-the-pros-and-cons/#1e978e2040a9" target="_blank">Is Working Remote a Blessing or Burden? Weighing the Pros and the Cons</a>," by Bryan Robinson, <em>Forbes</em>, June 19, 2020.</p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-simple-habits-can-stop-