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5/22/2013 - Stuffed Animals as Therapy for the Elderly?

Walking by the gift shop at my mother-in-law’s nursing home, I did a double take. The shelves were lined with stuffed animals. My first thought was, why are they here? This is not a place with kids. Then I realized, it’s for the 80- and 90-year-old residents. Could a stuffed animal provide the same tactile… Read more 5/22/2013 - Stuffed Animals as Therapy for the Elderly?

5/22/2013 - Boomer Housemates Have More Fun

Today more than 1 in every 3 baby boomers — that huge glut of people born between 1948 and 1964 — is unmarried. And those unmarried boomers are disproportionately women. As this vast generation rushes into retirement, there’s a growing concern among experts on aging: Who will take care of all these people when they’re… Read more 5/22/2013 - Boomer Housemates Have More Fun

5/21/2013 - Gen Xers may never be able to retire

Typical Generation Xers now in their late 30s to late 40s saw their net worth drop by a larger proportion than older Americans during the financial crisis and came out of it less prepared for retirement than the post-World War II boomer generation, according to a new study. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

5/21/2013 - Boomer ministers face big financial burden

People over 50 now comprise the fastest growing age group at U.S. divinity schools, where they account for 20% of the student body, up from 12% in 1995. But those who take this path also potentially face something that can be a side effect of any midlife career change—namely, years of financial uncertainty and sacrifice.… Read more 5/21/2013 - Boomer ministers face big financial burden

5/20/2013 - The Walking Alive

I am writing this while walking on a treadmill. And now you know the biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are working at a treadmill desk. Read the full article at The New Yorker.

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5/20/2013 - Growing Old Alone?

Who will care for you when you get old? If that’s a scary or uncomfortable question, you are in good company. Most people don’t want to think about their long-term care needs and when they do, they tend to have major misperceptions of what it costs and what the government will pay for. Read the… Read more 5/20/2013 - Growing Old Alone?

5/20/2013 - In retirement, can more debt be wise?

Conventional wisdom says homeowners should pay off their home loans before retirement. But for some affluent seniors, a mortgage may be a better financial decision. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

5/20/2013 - Senior poverty is much worse than you think

One frequent knock on the official poverty rate is that it generally excluded income from some government programs like food stamps and the Earned Income Tax Credit, but included income from others, like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Social Security. That means people who, if those benefits were treated as cash, wouldn’t be… Read more 5/20/2013 - Senior poverty is much worse than you think

5/20/2013 - At risk for chronic hepatitis B?

According to the World Health Organization, chronic hepatitis B affects approximately 240 million people worldwide and 1.2 million in the U.S. The good news is that there is a quick, one-time blood test to determine whether you have the disease and have the antibody that protects against getting it, and there is also a safe… Read more 5/20/2013 - At risk for chronic hepatitis B?