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10/2/2014 - Is Prepaying A Mortgage A Good Retirement Investment Option?

by on October 2, 2014 3:55 pm
When deciding whether or not to prepay the principal on a mortgage before or in retirement, a number of factors must be examined.  Read the full article at Forbes.
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9/30/2014 - The Retirement Crisis Is Real (Huffington Post)

by on October 1, 2014 11:27 pm
The retirement crisis is anything but imaginary. In a recent working paper, we find that only 44% of workers in the United States have access to a retirement plan at work. Except for workers with defined benefit plans, most middle class U.S. workers will not have adequate retirement income — 55% of near-retirees will only… Read more 9/30/2014 - The Retirement Crisis Is Real (Huffington Post)
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9/27/2014 - More companies offer financial wellness programs (USA Today)

by on October 1, 2014 11:26 pm
Financially stressed-out workers aren’t good for businesses. Yes, employees who bring their money worries tend to be less productive and less engaged, and even raise employer health care costs. And so, it is with good reason that employers are now adding “financial wellness” program to their menu of employee benefits. Read the full article at… Read more 9/27/2014 - More companies offer financial wellness programs (USA Today)
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9/24/2014 - Do you want to live beyond age 75? (MoneyWatch)

by on October 1, 2014 11:22 pm
Ezekiel Emanuel hopes to die at age 75. At least that’s the title of a controversial article he recently wrote for the Atlantic. Emanuel, the director of the Clinical Bioethics Department at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and head of the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, has… Read more 9/24/2014 - Do you want to live beyond age 75? (MoneyWatch)
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10/1/2014 - About Aging Parents: Something The Government Got Right (For A Change)

by on October 1, 2014 3:29 pm
Financial abuse is a huge international problem, and it’s finally getting more attention from the Federal government, thanks in part to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Read the full article at Forbes.
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9/30/2014 - Why an aging population may be good for innovation

by on September 30, 2014 2:27 pm
The conventional wisdom is that an aging population is a net drag on a nation’s economic competitiveness. America, these naysayers point out, is almost ready to fall off a demographic cliff once the aging Baby Boomers start retiring. But in a paper published by the journal PLOS ONE, a group of international researchers at the… Read more 9/30/2014 - Why an aging population may be good for innovation
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9/26/2014 - As One Career Wraps Up, Finding That Next Role

by on September 30, 2014 2:25 pm
WHEN she was just 10 years old, Mary Jackson began her teaching career on the back porch of her family’s home in Easley, S.C. Her passion led her to earn a teaching degree at the University of Virginia in 1977, but her career took a detour when, after graduation, she accepted a position at IBM.… Read more 9/26/2014 - As One Career Wraps Up, Finding That Next Role
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9/26/2014 - Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege

by on September 26, 2014 11:09 pm
“I want to attack the topic in a fashion you may not have considered before.  One which suggests that every single fear and stress associated with retirement is a privilege.  The cost to be in an exclusive club… something you worked hard to achieve and therefore should be embraced.  Not portrayed as bad, negative, or… Read more 9/26/2014 - Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege
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9/24/2014 - Study Links Anxiety Drugs to Alzheimer’s Disease

by on September 26, 2014 10:54 pm
French and Canadian researchers are reporting — in a study designed with particular care — that benzodiazepine use is linked to higher rates of subsequent Alzheimer’s disease, and that the association strengthens with greater exposure to the drugs. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/24/2014 - Putting an end to elder financial abuse (InvestmentNews)

by on September 25, 2014 6:09 pm
In our ongoing dialogue with financial advisers, financial services firm executives and regulators across the country, one theme my colleagues and I at the Financial Services Institute have heard loud and clear is a shared, profound concern over the continued prevalence of elder financial abuse. Read the full article at InvestmentNews.