Category: Financial Security 2016

2/18/2016 - Rethinking retirement: Your golden years shouldn't be a period of decline

Talk to Martha Deevy for five minutes and you come away with the distinct feeling that no one should “go gentle into that good night.” “One of the biggest shifts we have to make as a society is that aging is not a problem, it’s an opportunity,” she says from sunny California, where she’s the… Read more 2/18/2016 - Rethinking retirement: Your golden years shouldn't be a period of decline

2/18/2016 - Retiring Rich Is Looking Less Likely for These Americans

For every age group under 65, the prospects for a financially sound retirement have diminished over the past 15 years, new research shows. Soaring student debt and falling access to employer-sponsored savings plans are two of the troubling trends putting a squeeze on younger groups’ financial security, according to a study from the Stanford Center… Read more 2/18/2016 - Retiring Rich Is Looking Less Likely for These Americans

2/17/2016 - New Study Links Widening Income Gap With Life Expectancy

You might have heard about the widening income gap. You might not know there’s a life expectancy gap as well. The rich are outliving the poor by a wider margin than ever before, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with co-author Gary Burtless about the study. Read the… Read more 2/17/2016 - New Study Links Widening Income Gap With Life Expectancy

2/12/2016 - Living to 100: An action plan

Living to 100 could soon be as American as apple pie. A majority already say that’s their expectation, according to a recent survey. The problem is, many people aren’t taking the action steps they need to live long and well. Sponsored by the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL) in partnership with Time magazine, the survey… Read more 2/12/2016 - Living to 100: An action plan

2/9/2016 - The Future of Fraud-Busting

Technology has opened the door to new and more pervasive forms of fraud: Americans lose an estimated $50 billion a year to con artists around the world, according to the Financial Fraud Research Center at Stanford University. Here’s how leading fraud researchers, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and computer scientists think technology can be put to work to fight… Read more 2/9/2016 - The Future of Fraud-Busting

2/5/2016 - Aging Parents And Loss Of Wealth In Widowhood

It’s a classic situation with aging parents in their 80s and 90s. Men in their generation often earned the money in the family and handled investments. When the wives become widows they are unsophisticated about finances. Read the full article at Forbes.

2/4/2016 - How student debt hits your retirement

Whether you dream of exotic travel, carefree hours with grandchildren, or just a chance to put your feet up for once, retirement fantasies are something many Americans enjoy. It helps, though, if you can afford to retire. And new research suggests that student debt, of all things, may be the latest challenge facing people saving… Read more 2/4/2016 - How student debt hits your retirement

2/4/2016 - The Gender Pay Gap Haunts Women in Retirement Too

Women’s retirement income is stretched thinner than men’s because they earn less and live longer. Read the full article at TIME.

1/29/2016 - Retirement Spots With Affordable Health Care

Out-of-pocket health care costs for retirees vary considerably by state. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.

1/28/2016 - Why More Flexible Retirement Jobs Are on the Way

Staying longer on the job offers big benefits to both workers and employers. Read the full article at Time (Money).