Category: Financial Security 2015

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8/20/2015 - Why you need a vacation from retirement

by on August 20, 2015 6:42 pm
During our working years, few of us need any convincing to take a vacation. In retirement, however, it’s not always clear that a vacation makes sense. That should change. In the time period following full-time work, vacations may be as necessary as they ever were, if not more. Why take a vacation in retirement? After… Read more 8/20/2015 - Why you need a vacation from retirement
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8/14/2015 - Let Older Americans Keep Working

by on August 14, 2015 3:44 pm
EVERY day, 10,000 baby boomers — Americans born from 1946 to 1964 — leave the work force. Most of them have not saved enough for retirement; at least one-fifth have basically no retirement savings. Our economy has a shortage of skilled workers. Keeping older Americans on the job therefore benefits everyone: It is crucial to… Read more 8/14/2015 - Let Older Americans Keep Working
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8/11/2015 - 2015-16 Center on Longevity Design Challenge: Open Call for Submissions

by on August 11, 2015 7:40 pm
Over $50,000 in prizes, mentorship & sponsored travel to Silicon Valley will be awarded to university students who design new products, tools & services for living longer, fuller lives. Read more >
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8/5/2015 - Will retirement make you happier?

by on August 5, 2015 5:38 pm
“We find strong evidence that retirement improves both health and life satisfaction.” This provocative line came from the summary of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper produced by researchers at George Mason University and Utah State University. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research Scholar Steve Vernon at CBS… Read more 8/5/2015 - Will retirement make you happier?
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8/4/2015 - When seniors volunteer with kids, everybody wins

by on August 4, 2015 5:04 pm
A program that brings together older adults and elementary school students gives children academic and social support and lets the volunteers see how they can help the next generation. Read the full article at Futurity.
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8/3/2015 - Is It Time To Abolish Mandatory Retirement?

by on August 3, 2015 4:53 pm
A few weeks ago I was at a dinner for the kick-off to a three-day program in New York City I attended called Age Boom Academy, whose theme was Global Aging: Danger Ahead? Our dinner speaker was John Beard, director of the World Health Organization (an arm of the United Nations) Department of Ageing and… Read more 8/3/2015 - Is It Time To Abolish Mandatory Retirement?
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8/3/2015 - How to Save for Retirement at Your First Job

by on August 3, 2015 4:51 pm
Making savvy savings decisions in your 20s can set you up for a lifetime of financial security. Saving enough to retire comfortably is significantly easier if you begin to put away money for retirement at your first job. Tucking even a small amount into a 401(k) or IRA gives that money decades to accumulate without… Read more 8/3/2015 - How to Save for Retirement at Your First Job
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7/30/2015 - Saving for College vs. Saving for Retirement: Why the Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong

by on July 30, 2015 8:37 pm
In this special guest column, a college expert challenges some familiar financial advice for parents. Financial advisers often tell parents that they should save for their own retirement first and their children’s college educations second. They support this advice with simplistic sound bites such as “You can borrow for college, but you can’t borrow for… Read more 7/30/2015 - Saving for College vs. Saving for Retirement: Why the Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong
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7/29/2015 - From The Silents To Millennials, Debt Burdens Span The Generations

by on July 29, 2015 10:55 pm
For most of us, debt is a big part of life. According to a new study by Pew Charitable Trusts, 80 percent of Americans have some form of debt — from student loans to credit card balances. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).
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6/28/2015 - No more excuses: How to rebalance your 401(k) (USA Today)

by on June 28, 2015 4:57 pm
Most workers saving for retirement in a 401(k) plan aren’t following the time-honored advice to rebalance their portfolios, the process of rejiggering the portfolio back to the mix of stocks, bonds and cash established as a blueprint.In fact, just 15% of defined contribution retirement plan participants rebalanced their portfolios in 2014, according to Aon Hewitt’s analysis… Read more 6/28/2015 - No more excuses: How to rebalance your 401(k) (USA Today)