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JULIE HALPERT

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Julie Halpert is a freelance journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for national publications, including The New York Times, Newsweek, Family Circle, Parents, CNNMoney.com, Fortune.com, and AARP Bulletin. She is also the co-author of Making Up With Mom and has recently started blogging for The Huffington Post. Her subjects have focused on everything from how auto makers will reinvent themselves following bankruptcy, to the viability of various environmentally-friendly technologies and how boomers will reinvent retirement. She has reported on the air for many public radio programs, including The Environment Report, Marketplace and Living on Earth.

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11 Ways Parents Can Hurt Their Child’s Job Chances

Posted: 6/18/2013 12:03:00 AM

College students are not investing sufficient time in getting a job – one reason many struggle to find employment after graduation. This assertion is based on a recent survey of 200 students by Mi…

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The New Retirement: A Vital Mix of Learning and Love

Posted: 4/16/2013 12:30:00 AM

When it came time for Karen Gotting, age 71 and her husband, Karl, age 75, to leave their home in Lansing, Michigan where they had raised their family, they nixed the typical golf course community…

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How Startups Are Profiting from Aging Boomers

Posted: 4/4/2013 2:04:00 PM

When Liz Emery, age 32, became the primary caregiver for her 88-year-old grandmother who suffered a stroke, she found it “heart wrenching” to see the once-fashionable and mentally acute businesswo…

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12 Startups Looking to Profit from Aging Boomers

Posted: 4/4/2013 1:54:00 PM

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The Health Care Dilemma That Could Bankrupt Women

Posted: 3/25/2013 12:49:00 AM

Nancy S. Buck, a 62-year-old divorced woman from Aurora, Colorado, wants to purchase long-term health care insurance because she doesn't want to be a financial burden on her children. But right no…

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Why Americans Still Don’t Drive Electric Cars

Posted: 1/22/2013 12:30:00 AM

Six months ago, Bradley Kerstetter of Cleveland, Ohio, traded in his 2011 Chrysler 200 for a lease on a 2012 all-electric Nissan LEAF. Kerstetter thought the LEAF would be ideal for his 12-mile ro…

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6 Worst Cars at the Detroit Auto Show 2013

Posted: 1/15/2013 4:28:00 PM

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8 Hottest New Cars at the Detroit Auto Show 2013

Posted: 1/14/2013 3:57:00 PM

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12 Cars with the Lowest Maintenance Costs

Posted: 12/14/2012 3:00:00 PM

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11 Incredible New Cars from the LA Auto Show 2012

Posted: 11/30/2012 12:00:00 AM

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The 10 Most Incredible Cars of the Future

Posted: 8/24/2012 1:03:00 PM

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The Hottest Brands Among Millennials

Posted: 5/15/2012 12:25:00 PM

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The 10 Most Popular Apps for Babies and Toddlers

Posted: 3/20/2012 2:47:00 PM

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10 Hot Startups From People in Their 20s

Posted: 1/30/2012 10:52:00 AM

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The 8 Hottest Cars at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show

Posted: 1/11/2012 12:30:00 AM

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