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8/8/2013 - Sponsors See Many Employees Delaying Retirement (Plansponsor.com)

Nearly two-thirds of plan sponsors surveyed said many of their employees are delaying retirement. According to the results of the “Fourth Plan Sponsor Attitudes Survey” from Fidelity Investments, retirement plan sponsors have concerns about their employees’ retirement readiness, as well as their own fiduciary responsibilities. Read the full article at Plansponsor.com.

8/8/2013 - Self-employment helping boomers stretch retirement savings (CNBC)

There is one way to avoid outliving your money: Work longer, on your own terms. You may not want to or be able to retire at 65 or 67, but so what. If you’re doing work you enjoy in your own business, setting your own schedule, fulfilling goals you’ve set yourself—it may not even feel… Read more 8/8/2013 - Self-employment helping boomers stretch retirement savings (CNBC)

8/8/2013 - Radical Life Extension (New York Times)

The United States — and indeed the world — is straining under the weight of an aging population, and that strain is only expected to grow. Life expectancy at birth in this country at the turn of the 20th century was nearly 50 years. According to the United States Census Bureau, it’s now over 78.… Read more 8/8/2013 - Radical Life Extension (New York Times)

8/5/2013 - DOMA decision triggers federal retirement policy changes (Washington Post)

Retired federal employees in same-sex marriages who were unable to provide survivor benefits for their spouses because of the Defense of Marriage Act may now do so but that decision will come at a cost, the Office of Personnel Management has said. The U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision striking down that law’s definition of marriage… Read more 8/5/2013 - DOMA decision triggers federal retirement policy changes (Washington Post)

8/5/2013 - Pandemic of pension woes is plaguing the nation (NBC)

Detroit, you’re not alone. Across the nation, cities and states are watching Detroit’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy filing with fear. Years of underfunded retirement promises to public sector workers, which helped lay Detroit low, could plunge them into a similar financial hole. A CNBC.com analysis of more than 120 of the nation’s largest state and local… Read more 8/5/2013 - Pandemic of pension woes is plaguing the nation (NBC)

8/2/2013 - Why the rich never retire (CNBC)

The ultimate American dream used to be to get rich young and “retire by 40.” Now the goal for the rich is to retire past 70—if they retire at all. A new survey shows that America’s highest earners don’t plan on retiring until they are at least 70 years old. Lower-income groups—and even those considered… Read more 8/2/2013 - Why the rich never retire (CNBC)

8/2/2013 - Is Baby Boomer Retirement Behind the Drop in July's Unemployment Rate? (PBS)

The simple story of the July unemployment numbers, released Friday, is that the population grew by about 200,000 people and new jobs absorbed just about all of them. Why did the unemployment rate go down — from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent? Because the official “workforce” actually declined — by about 40,000 people. What could… Read more 8/2/2013 - Is Baby Boomer Retirement Behind the Drop in July's Unemployment Rate? (PBS)

7/30/2013 - Oldest Boomers Are Increasingly Facing Discrimination in the Workplace (Time)

The oldest boomers begin turning 68 next year, when they will exceed full retirement age for even the youngest of their generation. Yet many remain on the job and have pushed back their target date for calling it quits. About half of the oldest boomers, born in 1946, have left their employer for good, according… Read more 7/30/2013 - Oldest Boomers Are Increasingly Facing Discrimination in the Workplace (Time)

7/30/2013 - State Regulator Steps Up Checks on Public Pension Funds (Wall Street Journal)

New York’s top financial regulator is ramping up scrutiny of state and city pension funds by using what he says is his office’s little-known authority to examine public retirement systems in the state. The office of New York Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky on Monday informed officials at the New York City Employees’ Retirement… Read more 7/30/2013 - State Regulator Steps Up Checks on Public Pension Funds (Wall Street Journal)

7/29/2013 - Supercharing the 401(k) (BenefitsPro)

Retirement savings took a beating in the downturn, leaving many in what is understandably a state of high anxiety about the best ways to ensure everyone gets the most they can out of the 401(k). Over the last several years, measures such as auto-enrollment and auto-escalation of employee contributions have helped. Yet while these measures… Read more 7/29/2013 - Supercharing the 401(k) (BenefitsPro)