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2/17/2015 - These scammers are targeting your elderly parents

February may be the month of hearts and flowers, but it’s also prime time for financial cons, from imposter fraud to the “sweetheart scam.” The reasons for the seasonal lift in these scams are simple enough. Many people, still keeping with their New Year’s resolutions, are looking for love and are especially vulnerable to scammers.… Read more 2/17/2015 - These scammers are targeting your elderly parents

2/17/2015 - Retirement: Boomers want to keep working - if they can

Baby Boomers continue to shatter stereotypes. Many work well into traditional retirement age. And financial advisers and counselors are encouraging them. Read the full article at USA Today.

2/14/2015 - Need extra income in retirement? Try freelancing

Americans used to follow a set path: Work for decades, retire and spend their golden years never thinking of work again. But retirees seeking supplemental income, social connections or even the opportunity to dabble in different interests might want to remain in, or re-enter, the workforce. Read the full article at USA Today.

2/12/2015 - Tiny fish makes big splash in aging research at Stanford

Researchers disabled aging-associated genes in the short-lived African killifish, including one for an enzyme called telomerase, whose absence caused humanlike disease in the animal. Among the researchers are Center on Longevity faculty affiliates Anne Brunet and Steven Artandi, and former postdoctoral scholar Dario Riccardo Valenzano. Read the full article at Stanford Medicine.

2/12/2015 - The New Age of Much Older Age

Everyone wants to live longer, and science is starting to make that happen. But living better will be the real challenge—and opportunity. Read the full article at Time. (requires subscription)

2/11/2015 - If You Have Dementia, Can You Hasten Death As You Wished?

If you make a choice to hasten your own death, it can actually be pretty simple: Don’t eat or drink for a week. But if you have Alzheimer’s disease, acting on even that straightforward choice can become ethically and legally fraught. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

2/11/2015 - Six Reasons to Rethink Aging and Retirement

Researchers at the Stanford Center on Longevity explain that what we think about mental health, exercise, and financial stability is wrong. Read the full article at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

2/10/2015 - How Reducing Social Isolation Protects Older Adults

social isolation is associated with, and a powerful predictor of cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, institutionalization, stroke, re-hospitalization, depression, and increased risk of suicide, just to name a few. It is linked to everything from a higher risk of contracting the common cold to faster tumor growth in cancer patients. All in all, socially isolated people… Read more 2/10/2015 - How Reducing Social Isolation Protects Older Adults

2/10/2015 - In retirement ranking, 18 countries beat the U.S.

For the third year in a row, the U.S. barely cracks the top 20 nations when it comes to retirement security, according to this year’s annual ranking from Natixis. Among the other countries the U.S. trails: top-ranked Switzerland and second-ranked Norway, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, and Luxembourg. The U.S. also trails Japan,… Read more 2/10/2015 - In retirement ranking, 18 countries beat the U.S.

2/9/2015 - A Retirement Age of 100? It’s Coming

“The end of retirement is already prompting a global reconsideration of how we think about the life cycle. For economic growth and greater security, we’ll need to find new ways to work to 100+ while investing for the long haul in our health, mental faculties, friends, neighbors and society. Fortunately, with fewer younger workers around,… Read more 2/9/2015 - A Retirement Age of 100? It’s Coming