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8/5/2014 - Can you blame baby boomers for refusing to retire? (LA Times)

by on August 7, 2014 4:05 pm
According to a report released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.2% of American workers are over the age of 55, making our workforce the oldest it has ever been. Baby boomers, it seems, can’t (or won’t) retire. Read the full article at the Los Angeles Times.
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8/4/2014 - The Great Retirement Account You’re Not Using (Money Magazine)

by on August 7, 2014 4:04 pm
Roth 401(k)s are showing up in more workplaces, but only about 10% of eligible workers saved in one last year. That’s a big mistake. Read the full article at Money Magazine.
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8/4/2014 - Wealth gap stretching into retirement (The Columbian)

by on August 7, 2014 4:01 pm
With traditional pensions becoming rarer in the private sector, and lower-paid workers less likely to have access to an employer-provided retirement plan, there is a growing gulf in the retirement savings of the wealthy and people with lower incomes. That, experts say, could exacerbate an already widening wealth gap across America, as more than 70… Read more 8/4/2014 - Wealth gap stretching into retirement (The Columbian)
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8/1/2014 - Retirement Savings: How Much Is Enough (Investor's Business Daily)

by on August 7, 2014 3:59 pm
A new study from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research (CRR) finds that 50% of working families won’t have a big enough nest egg to maintain their standard of living in retirement. Read the full article at Investor’s Business Daily.
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8/6/2014 - Why immigrants are the best thing that happened to Medicare

by on August 6, 2014 7:26 pm
America’s growing immigrant population might not be all that bad for the country’s health-care system. In fact, it’s probably playing an important role in helping to keep it afloat. Read the full article at The Washington Post.
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8/5/2014 - U.S. Treasury to put public pensions under scrutiny

by on August 5, 2014 11:42 pm
The Treasury Department’s new office on state and local finance will scrutinize public pensions, appointing a specialist in the area and becoming a resource for retirement planning, its inaugural director said in a speech on Monday. Read the full article at Reuters.
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8/5/2014 - Midlife high blood pressure tied to later-life mental decline

by on August 5, 2014 7:29 pm
People with high blood pressure in middle age are more likely to experience cognitive decline – a common precursor of dementia – in their 70s and 80s, according to new research. Read the full article at Reuters.
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8/5/2014 - Can you blame baby boomers for refusing to retire?

by on August 5, 2014 7:26 pm
“A gray workforce means less burden on the system. Like it or not, the country isn’t structurally equipped for boomers to retire. So we’re stuck. Older workers have to keep working to prop up a failing system, while younger workers are denied opportunities to advance their careers.” Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.
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8/4/2014 - Who’s Moving In Now?

by on August 4, 2014 9:08 pm
Recent years have brought a spate of studies showing an increase in multigenerational households. The Census Bureau, for example, has reported that the proportion of households with three or more generations has crept upward to 4 percent in 2010 from 3.7 percent in 2000. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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8/4/2014 - Picking a Nursing Home Shouldn’t Be Trial and Error

by on August 4, 2014 5:55 pm
It took three tries before Leslie Reid-Green found a suitable nursing home for her 88-year-old mother, Bella Solomon, who has advanced dementia. Read the full article at The New York Times.