what to do at the age of 51?
374999
hi kish... nice question. i m from India too. i m from mumbai. u have asked regarding what to do ? it is very difficult to find what to do. everybody wants young talent their work. they think that working age is only up to 4o. so it is very difficult to find work. rest things we can talk. give me answer at my e-mail address.
757542
Well aren't you a challenge??Let's not get depressed yet.You are at the best part of your life.Have you heard of eons.com? Try there for a community uplift.Age 50 is now like 35 was in the fifties.First of all what are your passions?I mean besides the previous jobs that have failed you??Why not give yourself some time to find that passion.I typed in, "printing jobs" on yahoo several came up.Monster.com has some.I mean for now.Lift up  your head and shout "I'm not going to take this anymore" real loud.It will make you feel better.Find a 45 year old and hang out have a Starbucks coffee.Ask whats going on in your business world.Find a common link with society give back,while you mentor someone younger. Get your eyes off of yourself, help some else.Opportunity comes when you help others.
327300
O.K. You're a 33 year old 'person' from India. What help do you want?
1007687
I am 51, and you do not necessarily need a 5 yr plan, but it does give you goals to strive for.  Even very long term goals, like 30 years down the road is good, and feels good when you make them.\n\nExample:  Ever since I was a child, I set a goal to own season tickets to the St. Louis Cardinals.  Well this year I made that goal and felt a sense of accomplishment. To make this accomplishment, I had to achieve many other goals I set over 5 to 10 years, then reviewed, and set more goals.  \n\nAll my life I have been goal orientated, and this was nothing my parents taught me, as they could not care less what they did the next day.  It does seem gaunting task, but for successful people you will find they have had goals all their life. And at 51 I still have goals to meet, like live to be at least 100.!
173978
Do anything you can think of that's fun to celebrate, and still leave you alive to get to 27!\n\nBut also...here's a thought...take a half-hour and write a letter to yourself at 46.  Tell you what you hope you've become, and why, and what you hope you still love at 46 that you loved at 26...and then put it away some place safe...Then 20 years from today, pour yourself a nice drink and open a birthday present from you...\n\nFeliz cumpleano!
228258
Put up an add to dog sit, or mow lawns, or clean the houses for the elderly! There is so much you can do. When i was your age I walked dogs, raked yards, cleaned houses and helped with peoples gardens pulling weeds!
328538
whut? \n\nhow old are you and what do you like to do.  It'd be good to find a career doing something you enjoy doing.  Figure out your priorities-- making more money or having more time, for example.
782093
If you are still 18 years old, you need to read a lot before you even start to approach a personal investment adviser.\n\nRobert Kiyosaki's books are a great start. From his classic "Rich Dad Poor Dad" to "Retire Young Retire Rich", these books gave me the right mindset, taught me what are the choices available and allowed me to go from totally broke and in debt to retired stock market millionaire at 28 years old. For more books that I personally recommend, please visit http://www.bestoptiontradingbooks.com . To read my presonal story how I went from rags to riches, please visit http://www.mastersoequiy.com and look for my free reports.\n\nHope these helps.
413016
so did I samkc2000, but as I approached that age I realised that living life as it should be lived was more fun that making money. To quote a cliche, money can't buy me love, whether it's the love of family, a significant other, friends. I enjoy life now far than I did when I was working to make someone else rich. But you'll only realise this as you approach 50. On a more serious note if you want to make money you have to earn it, then invest, invest, invest in retirement/pension insurances etc. It's the only guaranteed way and used by most of the comfortably off over 50's that I know.
790930
This very basic formula is :\n\n100 - your age = % of portfolio in equities.  \n\nTake you age, and that's the percentage you have in safer investments i.e. fixed income.  As you get older, a greater portion of your portfolio gets allocated to fixed income.\n\nThis is a very quick and dirty way to start with an asset allocation.  You can tweak according to your own risk preferences, add an international component (5-15% of a portfolio), or increase exposure to small caps (again about 10% of a portfolio).\n\nDepending on your age I would look at Government bond funds, or investment grade corporate bonds for the fixed income side.  Some plans offer a fixed account which may be paying 4-6%, with no principal fluctuation, that would be a good thing to add some of your safe money to.  High yield funds are junk bond funds and can behave more like an equity investment than a fixed income investment, investing in them may give you a higher dividend, but you may not be diversifying your risk.\n\nAlso, your plan might offer a "Lifestyle" portfolio, which essentially picks your asset allocation for you based on the year you plan on retiring in.  It gets more conservative automatically as time goes on.\n\nHope that helps!
517796
I will be 51 this year,theres nothing wrong with sex in your fiftys,sixtys or seventys if your with the right man and you still enjoy it.go for it your never to old to try anything
1076665
Me.  I am 51.  Why do you ask?
986567
Get a good education so you can get a decent job, then put as much as you can into savings.  Maximize things like 401K, especially if there's a company match.  If you get any extra money, like bonuses, invest that, don't go out and spend it.\n\nIf you have just a little luck with growth of your investments, you could be a millionaire when you retire.
268552
Depends a lot on your age.\n\nIf you were 50+, I would consider an inflation indexed annuity, as it would yield more than enough money per month to live off off. No risk, no excitement, but no work either.\n\nIf you were 40-50, I would consider a laddered set of I-Bonds (5 year bonds purchased so that 20% of them mature each year) with about 50% of the money, and the rest invested in dividend-paying solid companies (direct share ownership or low MER mutual fund). The 50-50 split could be played with depending on your feelings. I am more bearish, so I would go more for the I-Bonds, and less for the stocks.\n\nIf you were 20-40, then I would be more speculative. I would put about 25% in the ladered I-Bonds, 25% in high-dividend stocks, 25% gold and silver bullion, and 25% in commodities stocks.\n\nAll of this advice assumes that you have no debt. If you did, pay it off first.
326212
Don't set limits by your age. Do what you want to do when you are ready to do it and not a moment earlier.
599159
mid 20's ..... you're old enough to do everything--<legally>-- but not to old that you don't feel like doing nothing else
985913
Explore different things, and ask as many successful old people who you respect for their opinions (just like you are doing here!).  Your interests will change as you evolve.  The more varied experiences you can have, and the more advice you get from different people, the better your choices will be.  Think of what you'd really like to do most, and take small steps in that direction, learning what it takes to get there.  Be glad if you learn you want to do something different, that's part of the process of learning.  Many people change professions and careers -- especially the most sucessful of people.  Good luck!!