Category: Longevity News 2013

2/18/2013 - Dream big, act now: Six secrets of retirement

This story is part of Money magazine’s retirement special Dream big, act now: Six secrets of retirement, which lays out the key drivers of retirement happiness — including your investments, health, career, family, midlife changes and debt — and what you can do about them. Healthy Living: Key to a Happy Retirement “DNA isn’t your… Read more 2/18/2013 - Dream big, act now: Six secrets of retirement

2/18/2013 - 5 Ways To Fix Social Security

The Social Security trust fund is expected to be exhausted in 2033. After that, there will be enough tax revenue coming in to pay out about three quarters of promised benefits. However, a few changes to the system could prevent these steep benefit cuts. Here are five potential Social Security changes, and how much of… Read more 2/18/2013 - 5 Ways To Fix Social Security

2/16/2013 - The U.S. Is Aging Faster Than Anticipated

According to recently released Census Bureau projections, the U.S. population is aging faster than previously expected — and the implications are enormous. Read the full article at Next Avenue.

2/16/2013 - Fiscal trouble ahead for most future retirees

For the first time since the New Deal, a majority of Americans are headed toward a retirement in which they will be financially worse off than their parents, jeopardizing a long era of improved living standards for the nation’s elderly, according to a growing consensus of new research. Read the full article at The Washington… Read more 2/16/2013 - Fiscal trouble ahead for most future retirees

2/15/2013 - What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Aging: An Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker's Conversation-Starter on Women and Aging

Ten years ago, when I began work on the short documentary that would become Kings Point, issues of aging weren’t really a part of the public discussion. In a way, that helped me: because they were not talking with one another or their children, the subjects of my film—my grandmother’s friends and neighbors in her… Read more 2/15/2013 - What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Aging: An Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker's Conversation-Starter on Women and Aging

2/15/2013 - Sun City It’s Not

When the co-op conversion wave began in New York City in the 1960s, singles and young married couples flocked to the Upper West Side hoping to get a piece of the action. Some of those people, now in their 70s, are still there, cemented in place by apartments bought for a song or equally treasured… Read more 2/15/2013 - Sun City It’s Not

2/12/2013 - Caregiving for parents: What it can cost

Odds are that many baby boomers will find themselves in a caregiving situation, if they haven’t already. For a 65-year-old couple, there is a 35.7% chance that one of them will live to be 95, and a 25% chance of one living to 97, according to the Society of Actuaries. Chances are good, then, that… Read more 2/12/2013 - Caregiving for parents: What it can cost

2/11/2013 - Borrowing From the Future

Early withdrawals from 401(k) and 403(b) retirement accounts can have significant effects on a nest egg. Even borrowing against those accounts can stunt their growth. Read the full article at The New York Times.

2/12/2013 - When are you too old to keep working?

Pope Benedict is calling it a day at 85, but he is only one of millions who work beyond the retirement age. Now we’re living longer, shouldn’t we think differently about work? Read the full article at The Guardian.

2/11/2013 - Fitness May Lower Dementia Risk

Being physically fit in midlife is associated with a lower risk of dementia in old age, a new study reports. Read the full article at The New York Times.