Susan Gordon was in her mid-50s when she lost her high-powered job at an investment bank in New York City.  She went on several interviews at other banks but received no offers, explaining that she felt her age worked against her.

Gordon's husband John is COO of an asset management company based in Jersey City, New Jersey, where the couple has an apartment.

Eventually, she decided to retire and spend more time at their condominium in Newport, Rhode Island, where she had grown up and still had family, and volunteer in the community.

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