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9/19/2014 - What's the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?

by on September 19, 2014 11:30 pm
According to 81 percent of today’s retirees, the most important ingredient for a happy retirement is good health, outranking financial security, which rang in at 58 percent. Ranking much lower as sources of retirement happiness are: Having loving family and friends (36 percent) Having purpose (20 percent) Trying new things 5 percent) This is just… Read more 9/19/2014 - What's the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?
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9/18/2014 - The Elderly Are No Longer More Likely to Be Poor (Bloomberg)

by on September 18, 2014 9:59 pm
Poverty has been associated with old age for centuries: To be old also often meant to be destitute. The latest Census report reveals that’s not quite true any more. People older than age 65 are less likely to be poor than people in their prime working years. Read the full article at Bloomberg.
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Press Release: President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Announces Agreement to Work with Stanford Center on Longevity to Improve the Fitness of People at All Ages

by on September 18, 2014 8:48 pm
The following is an official press release from the U.S. President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Washington, D.C. – The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition has reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL) to work together to “identify strategies to advance awareness and promotion… Read more Press Release: President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Announces Agreement to Work with Stanford Center on Longevity to Improve the Fitness of People at All Ages
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9/17/2014 - How the pay gap leads to the retirement savings gap (Washington Post)

by on September 18, 2014 6:13 pm
The pay gap between men and women narrowed last year, but not by much. The pay difference has an impact beyond the workplace. Financial advisers and analysts say the gap is one of the main reasons  women are drastically behind men when it comes to retirement savings. Read the full article at the Washington Post.
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9/15/2014 - How your home can pay for your retirement (MarketWatch)

by on September 18, 2014 6:12 pm
The ebook – “Using Your House for Income in Retirement” – comes from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The authors note that growing numbers of retirees “will need to use their house to boost their income” and focus on two ways to do that: downsizing to a less-expensive home and taking out… Read more 9/15/2014 - How your home can pay for your retirement (MarketWatch)
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9/17/2014 - New Insight On Alzheimer’s: What Increases Your Risk

by on September 17, 2014 4:41 pm
The two seemingly unrelated conditions may be driven by similar unhealthy states, including high blood pressure and diabetes. Read the flu article at Time.
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9/17/2014 - Sit Less, Live Longer?

by on September 17, 2014 4:29 pm
If people need motivation to get up from their office chairs or couches and become less sedentary, two useful new studies could provide the impetus. One found that sitting less can slow the aging process within cells, and the other helpfully underscores that standing up — even if you are standing still — can be… Read more 9/17/2014 - Sit Less, Live Longer?
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9/17/2014 - Panel Urges Overhauling Health Care at End of Life

by on September 17, 2014 4:10 pm
The country’s system for handling end-of-life care is largely broken and should be overhauled at almost every level, a national panel concluded in a report released on Wednesday. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/17/2014 - What Happens When We All Live to 100?

by on September 17, 2014 12:20 am
If life-expectancy trends continue, that future may be near, transforming society in surprising and far-reaching ways. Read the full article at The Atlantic.
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9/16/2014 - On New Measurements of Aging

by on September 16, 2014 4:34 pm
Pediatricians chart children’s growth at every visit, tracking how they conform to age-appropriate standards. What if standard measures of aging were similarly available? Read the full article at The New York Times.