Category: Longevity News 2013

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9/11/2013 - Will Americans continue to work longer?

by on September 11, 2013 10:45 pm
A recent study by Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution has caused me to worry.   Burtless explored the extent to which the increased educational attainment of older workers – both absolutely and relative to the attainment of prime-age workers – could explain their greater labor force participation. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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9/10/2013 - Boomers,GenX and Millennials Squeezed by Zero Interest Rates

by on September 10, 2013 10:46 pm
Whether you’re a Baby Boomer or a Generation Xer or one of the youthful Millennial lot, preparing for retirement carries with it the unique obstacle of earning enough income  in a period of record low interest rates and several volatile and traumatic  moves up and down in stock prices. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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9/10/2013 - NIH Seeking Baby Boomers Helps Buck Trend of Unemployment

by on September 10, 2013 10:41 pm
NIH is among a cadre of employers going against prevailing trends by seeking out baby boomers. NIH and Scripps Health lead the list of best employers for workers over 50 compiled by the AARP, a Washington-based non-profit advocacy organization for people in this age group, and the Society for Human Resource Management of Alexandria, Virginia. Read the… Read more 9/10/2013 - NIH Seeking Baby Boomers Helps Buck Trend of Unemployment
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9/10/2013 - Lessons from a life well lived

by on September 10, 2013 6:09 pm
My 92-year-old mother died recently at home, surrounded by her three children, their spouses and two grandchildren. Her life and death provide profound life lessons that I want to share here and in my next post. Read the full article at CBS Moneywatch.
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9/10/2013 - Getting While the Getting Is Good

by on September 10, 2013 3:39 pm
As just about everyone who has cared for an aging parent knows, getting old is both an inexorable and maddeningly unpredictable forward march. Everything is OK. Then it’s not. Then it is again. What felt early on like a roller coaster becomes the new normal. In between swerves and plummets, it is almost possible to… Read more 9/10/2013 - Getting While the Getting Is Good
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9/9/2013 - Choices Give New Meaning to ‘Home, Sweet Home’

by on September 9, 2013 10:39 pm
As millions of baby boomers reach retirement age (and in many cases care for elderly parents), families and the retirement industry have reworked old lifestyle formats and created hybrids. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/9/2013 - Retiree Start-Ups with Age and Youth as Partners

by on September 9, 2013 10:37 pm
“Many seniors are creating legacy businesses alongside a younger member of their family,” said Elizabeth Isele, co-founder of Senior Entrepreneurship Works, a nonprofit that helps workers over 50 start businesses. “It’s a winning formula for both generations.”  Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/09/2013 - At Leisure, or Still at Work

by on September 9, 2013 10:31 pm
While individual retirees are probably as different as snowflakes, a deep dive into the demographic statistics of retirement shows that broader trends are shaping how retirees seek to enjoy the luxury of time — trends that confirm some popular assumptions about retirement while contradicting others. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/9/2013 - Video games could help aging minds stay sharp

by on September 9, 2013 8:01 pm
People will try just about anything to keep their memories sharp and their minds youthful. Now, a study suggests that regularly playing a video game that requires people to multitask can improve basic cognitive functions, such as their abilities to hold a thought in mind or pay attention. Read the full article at The Boston… Read more 9/9/2013 - Video games could help aging minds stay sharp
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9/9/2013 - Why Too Much Togetherness Can Ruin Retirement

by on September 9, 2013 7:55 pm
Many couples dream of being joined at the hip when they’re no longer working. A more satisfying approach may be ‘parallel play.’ Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.