Category: Longevity News 2014
4/8/2014 - Four Ways to Adapt to an Aging Workforce
by admin on April 8, 2014 6:22 pm
Calls to maximize the utility of older workers — by honoring experience, providing training opportunities, and offering flexible work and retirement options — began to sound at least a decade ago. Harvard Business Review contributors have suggested we “retire retirement” and “adapt for an aging workforce.” Read the full article at Harvard Business Review.
4/8/2014 - Retirees keep one foot in workforce
by admin on April 8, 2014 5:51 pm
Seniors today may well enjoy rounds of golf and water aerobics when they retire. But chances are, they fit it in when they’re off the clock. Whether motivated by mental stimulation or cold, hard cash, millions of Americans age 65 and older are keeping one foot in the workforce long after they leave their full-time… Read more 4/8/2014 - Retirees keep one foot in workforce
4/8/2014 - More people are delaying Social Security benefits
by admin on April 8, 2014 5:48 pm
It looks like people are now paying attention to the plethora of advice retirement analysts and writers — including me — have been offering about delaying Social Security benefits as a means of improving retirement security. The Social Security Administration’s Annual Statistical Supplement for 2013 provides evidence of a slow but steady increase since 2004-2005… Read more 4/8/2014 - More people are delaying Social Security benefits
4/8/2014 - It takes villages: Boomers' new retirement communities
by admin on April 8, 2014 5:45 pm
Where do retired recreational vehicle enthusiasts go when they get too old to hit the road? Some are parking – permanently – at the Escapees Care Center, an adult day-care center in Livingston, Texas, where they can live in their RVs and pay monthly fees that cover whatever care they may need and commune with… Read more 4/8/2014 - It takes villages: Boomers' new retirement communities
4/7/2014 - Young adults who stay fit and healthy may avoid cognitive issues in middle age
by admin on April 7, 2014 5:57 pm
Researchers have known for some time that cardiovascular problems in middle and later adulthood may cause cognitive deficits as we age. But surprisingly, there has been little if any research into whether such problems earlier in adulthood have the same effect. A new study from the University of California at San Francisco shows that they… Read more 4/7/2014 - Young adults who stay fit and healthy may avoid cognitive issues in middle age
4/7/2014 - Alzheimer’s Tests on the Horizon?
by admin on April 7, 2014 4:58 pm
Can Alzheimer’s disease be predicted? And if it could, would you want to take the test? Those questions are being sparked by three new studies, each of which presents a potential method for foretelling, years in advance, the memory loss and cognitive impairment that are the hallmarks of the debilitating brain disease. Read the full… Read more 4/7/2014 - Alzheimer’s Tests on the Horizon?
4/6/2014 - The Smart Way to Tap Investment Accounts in Retirement
by admin on April 6, 2014 4:50 pm
If you are like many Americans, you have a variety of investment and retirement accounts. When it comes time to live on that money, how do you decide which ones to tap first? Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.
4/4/2014 - Going Back to School, Without the Pressure
by admin on April 4, 2014 6:24 pm
College Retirement Communities Expected to Grow. As baby boomers retire in large numbers, these communities will experience significant upticks in popularity, said Andrew J. Carle, an assistant professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and a senior-housing expert. People want intellectually stimulating environments, he added. Read the full article at The New York Times.
4/3/2014 - Single people face multiple challenges in retirement
by admin on April 3, 2014 6:58 pm
The demographic shift has been so major that it could significantly alter the retirement landscape in the years ahead. Never-married Americans, in particular, may lack such safety nets as relying on a spouse’s income, inheriting his or her assets, or receiving survivor benefits from a spouse’s pension or Social Security. Read the full article at… Read more 4/3/2014 - Single people face multiple challenges in retirement
4/3/2014 - Mentally demanding jobs linked to slower cognitive decline
by admin on April 3, 2014 6:26 pm
People with mentally challenging jobs, like air traffic controllers, doctors and financial analysts, tend to stay mentally sharper while on the job and following retirement, results of a new study suggest. Read the full article at Reuters.
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