Fabulous at 50: Three things to do

HOUSTON – KPRC 2 is kicking off a week-long series, Fabulous at 50.

In the Houston area, there are more than 2 million people who are 50 years or older, and one thing that will affect them all is retirement.

Recently the AARP Houston held a panel discussion at the University of Houston-Downtown campus about retirement. Experts answered common questions and addressed myths about the stressful subject.

"Fifty is a great age to think about retirement. There's still time to save. There's still time to come up with a plan and there's a lot that can be done. You can research a lot of things about retirement," Marie Stien, AARP volunteer, said.

AARP Houston said there are three things you should do if you are 50 and contemplating eventually retiring:

Here is a link to the AARP retirement calculator. It will you tell you how much money you'll need to retire when -- and how -- you want.