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12/6/2012 - The Baby Boom Bump

“For decades we have known that the retirement of the baby boomers would be a monumental event for the economy. But now that it’s happening, many fiscal policy makers are acting as if the boomers are eternal teenagers and are turning a blind eye to how the boomers’ aging changes how we should approach economic… Read more 12/6/2012 - The Baby Boom Bump

12/6/2012 - Center on Longevity Director Laura Carstensen Makes AARP's "The Influentials: 50 Over 50" List

Center on Longevity Founding Director Laura Carstensen was listed in AARP’s “The Influentials: 50 Over 50″ List. Among those listed are U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, political satirist and talk show host Jon Stewart and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen. “On Wall Street, in Washington and beyond, these folks have a huge impact on our… Read more 12/6/2012 - Center on Longevity Director Laura Carstensen Makes AARP's "The Influentials: 50 Over 50" List

12/5/2012 - For the Old, Less Sense of Whom to Trust

There’s a reason so many older people fall for financial scams, new research suggests. They don’t respond as readily to visual cues that suggest a person might be untrustworthy, and their brains don’t send out as many warning signals that ignite a danger ahead gut response. Read the full article at The New York Times.

12/5/2012 - Generation Y looks far ahead, to retirement

When it comes to saving money, Generation Y is asking “why not?” Young people are discovering that the earlier they start saving for retirement and the longer they work, the larger the nest egg will be. And they are looking for ways to change their savings behavior accordingly. Read the full article at The Boston… Read more 12/5/2012 - Generation Y looks far ahead, to retirement

11/30/2012 - Six Stanford scholars named to American Association for the Advancement of Science

Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Anthony Wagner is among six Stanford scholars that have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon members of the association by their peers. Read more at Stanford News.

12/5/2012 – Know What You’ll Look Like in 30 Years – Maybe Then You’ll Max Out Your 401(k)

Don’t think you’ll ever get old? Keith Richards probably didn’t either. But at least he had a retirement plan. Chances are good, however, that you’re not saving enough for your retirement. To convince you to sock away enough gold for your golden years, Merrill Edge has launched an online magic mirror to remind you that… Read more 12/5/2012 – Know What You’ll Look Like in 30 Years – Maybe Then You’ll Max Out Your 401(k)

12/4/12 – 11 Shocking, True Facts About Simpson-Bowles

An important fact to keep in mind in the coming days: “The Bowles plan” that Speaker John Boehner endorsed is not the same as “the Simpson-Bowles plan.” Indeed, it’s not even the plan supported by its apparent namesake, Erskine Bowles, who insists that he was simply sketching out the evident middle ground between the members of… Read more 12/4/12 – 11 Shocking, True Facts About Simpson-Bowles

12/3/2012 - Forced to Choose: Exploring Other Options

Medicare will pay for hospice, the acknowledged gold standard for those at the end of life and their families, and it will also pay for skilled nursing (known in this universe as the “sniff” benefit, for Skilled Nursing Facility or S.N.F.). But only rarely will it cover both at the same time, which creates a… Read more 12/3/2012 - Forced to Choose: Exploring Other Options

12/1/2012 - More Babies, Please

IN the eternally recurring debates about whether some rival great power will knock the United States off its global perch, there has always been one excellent reason to bet on a second American century: We have more babies than the competition. Read the full article at The New York Times.

12/1/2012 - Mortgage Catch Pushes Widows Into Foreclosure

Just as the housing market is recovering, a growing group of homeowners — widows over the age of 50 whose husbands alone were holders of the mortgage — are losing their homes to foreclosure because of a paperwork flaw that keeps them from obtaining loan modifications. In the latest chapter of the foreclosure crisis, homeowners… Read more 12/1/2012 - Mortgage Catch Pushes Widows Into Foreclosure