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6/2/2014 - Catherine Heaney to receive Roland Prize for developing long-term community partnerships
by admin on June 2, 2014 6:25 pm
Catherine “Cathy” Heaney, associate professor (teaching) of psychology and of medicine — and a Center on Longevity faculty affiliate — will receive the 2014 Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize for establishing meaningful long-term community partnerships and providing life-changing learning opportunities for Stanford students. Read the full article at Stanford Report.
6/2/2014 - Learning second language 'slows brain ageing'
by admin on June 2, 2014 6:08 pm
Learning a second language can have a positive effect on the brain, even if it is taken up in adulthood, a University of Edinburgh study suggests. Researchers found that reading, verbal fluency and intelligence were improved in a study of 262 people tested either aged 11 or in their seventies. Read the full article at… Read more 6/2/2014 - Learning second language 'slows brain ageing'
5/30/2014 - ‘My Social Security’ makes retirement planning easier (MarketWatch)
by mbeals on June 2, 2014 5:29 pm
Social Security retirement benefits are one third or more of the income most Americans receive in retirement, yet surprisingly few are using Social Security account data for retirement planning. This information is critically important in making an informed decision about when to take benefits and whether strategies such as ‘ file and suspend ‘ are… Read more 5/30/2014 - ‘My Social Security’ makes retirement planning easier (MarketWatch)
6/2/2014 - New Technologies to Help Seniors Age in Place
by admin on June 2, 2014 4:53 pm
Researchers test ways to prevent elderly people from injuring themselves at home. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.
6/1/2014 - Making Aging Positive
by admin on June 1, 2014 4:08 pm
Many of my older-adult patients wanted to make a difference in the world but, finding no role for themselves, were treated as socially useless. Having created a new stage of life, the next step is to make it meaningful. Read the full article at The Atlantic.
5/30/2014 - Vital retirement lessons from the 1950s (MoneyWatch)
by mbeals on May 30, 2014 9:30 pm
If aging baby boomers were suddenly transported back to the 1950s and had to retire in that era, chances are very good chance they’d feel deprived. The numbers show that retirees in the ’50s had substantially fewer financial resources compared to today’s retirees. Yet the stories about retirees from that time show they lived their… Read more 5/30/2014 - Vital retirement lessons from the 1950s (MoneyWatch)
5/30/2014 - Rethinking the Traditional Retirement Community
by admin on May 30, 2014 6:02 pm
While many older residents prefer restricted neighborhoods for privacy and quiet, developers have been forced to offer features that are suitable for increasingly active customers who want more variety. “Today people do not want a geezer ghetto,” said Margaret Wylde, president of ProMatura Group, a market research firm in Oxford, Miss., that specializes in older… Read more 5/30/2014 - Rethinking the Traditional Retirement Community
5/28/2014 - My, How Times Have Changed in the 401k World (Investing Daily)
by mbeals on May 29, 2014 11:37 pm
In years past, employees had to “opt-in” to their employer’s 401k or 403b retirement plan. But in recent years, more and more companies have started automatically enrolling employees in their organization’s plan unless they specifically “opt-out.” While the change has resulted in more workers saving for retirement – a good thing – leaving the amount… Read more 5/28/2014 - My, How Times Have Changed in the 401k World (Investing Daily)
5/28/2014 - How To Get Social Security's Biggest Bonuses (Forbes)
by mbeals on May 29, 2014 11:36 pm
For most retirees with adequate savings, the best strategy has always been to wait to collect Social Security benefits until either full retirement age — which varies depending on year of birth — or age 70. Read the full article at Forbes.
5/29/2014 - How an aging population could be tonic for the economy
by admin on May 29, 2014 8:41 pm
Economists worry about something called the economic dependency ratio – the number of people over age 65 to 100 working-age people. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the ratio will jump sharply in the years ahead as the population gets grayer – from 22 in 2010 to 35 in 2030. But what if we could… Read more 5/29/2014 - How an aging population could be tonic for the economy
