4/15/2014 - The Retirement Reality Gap (U.S. News & World Report)

The new post-Great Recession economy has taken its toll on retirees, as well as those of us looking forward to retirement in the near future. Unfortunately, there’s something of a reality gap between what today’s workers think about retirement and what actually happens in retirement. Here’s a look at the perceptions and the realities. Read… Read more 4/15/2014 - The Retirement Reality Gap (U.S. News & World Report)

4/15/2014 - Time to raise - or scrap - the Social Security payroll tax cap (Reuters)

It’s Tax Day, and a small number of wealthy Americans have something to celebrate: They are done paying Social Security taxes for the year. The payroll tax that funds Social Security is levied only on a certain amount of income. This year it’s capped at $117,000. That means most wage earners will pay 6.2 percent… Read more 4/15/2014 - Time to raise - or scrap - the Social Security payroll tax cap (Reuters)

4/17/2014 - The 4 biggest mistakes retirement savers make

The typical financial adviser serves about 160 households, according to PriceMetrix , a financial-practice management firm. These are men and women, with children and pets, working to pay their bills, plan for retirement, fund college and meet every other financial obligation of a modern family. And many of them are making the same mistakes. Read… Read more 4/17/2014 - The 4 biggest mistakes retirement savers make

4/16/2014 - 5 Ways to Run Out of Money in Retirement

Going without a spending plan and choosing the wrong investments will hurt your retirement income. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.

4/15/2014 - Younger Skin Through Exercise

Exercise not only appears to keep skin younger, it may also even reverse skin aging in people who start exercising late in life, according to surprising new research. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/14/2014 - It's not your fault you aren't saving for retirement (MarketWatch)

It’s time we stop kidding ourselves. Experiments to improve retirement savings decisions using what experts call “soft paternalism” aren’t working and it’s time to fix the system. Or at least so argues Jacob Hale Russell, an academic fellow at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford Law School. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

4/15/2014 - Our Brains Begin to Slow Down at Age 24

Is 24 the new 50? A new study suggests that cognitive decline begins earlier than we think. The study of more than 3,300 volunteers tracked the relationship between age and the speed at which people make decisions and shift between tasks. Read the full article at Time.

4/14/2014 - Cultivating happiness often misunderstood, says Stanford researcher

Research conducted by Stanford social psychologist and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Jennifer Aaker explores the concept of maximizing happiness, and finds that pursuing concrete “giving” goals rather than abstract ones leads to greater satisfaction. Read the full article at Stanford Report.

4/14/2014 - Finding May Explain Why Women More Likely Develop Alzheimer's

Scientists haven’t pinpointed a definitive cause for Alzheimer’s disease—a fatal brain disorder that robs people of their memory and cognitive abilities. But now Stanford researcher and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Michael Greicius has uncovered an intriguing clue about why more women than men develop the condition. Read the full article at Science.

4/12/2014 - Thought Secure, Pooled Pensions Teeter and Fall (New York Times)

The pensions of millions of Americans are being threatened because of trouble in a part of the retirement world long considered so safe that no one gave it a second thought. The pensions belong to people in multiemployer plans — big pooled investment funds with many sponsoring companies and a union. Multiemployer pensions are not… Read more 4/12/2014 - Thought Secure, Pooled Pensions Teeter and Fall (New York Times)