Billion-dollar charitable donations and pledges from the likes of Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and now Mark Zuckerberg have been big news in recent years. But under the radar lie millions more–over five million, according to Nielsen–retired and soon-to-retire “affluent” households with net worth of $1 million and above.

Not surprisingly, many will leave the vast majority of their wealth to children, grandchildren, family and friends. However, some will choose to also leave more than a token amount to religious organizations, educational institutions and other favorite charities. This is where things will get interesting.

Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

Seventeen percent of Americans over the age of 65, or 6.8 million people, have been taken advantage of financially through high fees, inappropriate investments or outright fraud, according to a new survey.

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Researchers at Citigroup say the groundwork has been laid for conflicts across the developed world: Governments have promised much more than they can most likely pay to current and future retirees, without revealing the disparity to investors who bought government bonds and whose investments could be at risk.

Read the full article at The New York Times.

A GAO report in 2012, the most recent available, said unemployed workers 55 and older were the least likely to find another job.

Read the full article at The Washington Post.

A flurry of studies out in recent days reveal a dramatic split between pre-retirees (nervous, not planning enough, eager for help from their employers) and the retired (things are fabulous for us, mostly).

Read the full article at Forbes.