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3/26/2014 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: Do Workplace Hierarchies Still Matter?

by on March 26, 2014 5:31 pm
In a world where a junior staffer can tweet to the CEO, the lines that traditionally delineated power and influence have been blurred. So much so, in fact, that when Jeffrey Pfeffer teaches about corporate America’s hierarchical power structure, his students often push back. That model of power isn’t relevant anymore, they insist. Such 20th-century thinking. Pfeffer’s… Read more 3/26/2014 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: Do Workplace Hierarchies Still Matter?
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3/25/2014 - Thinking Of Retiring? Consider Your Health

by on March 25, 2014 5:39 pm
A majority of older workers in the United States have told pollsters they expect to keep working at least part time after retirement. There are plenty of financial reasons for staying on the job, such as inadequate savings and volatile 401(k) plans. But some research suggests another reason to keep working: It may help keep… Read more 3/25/2014 - Thinking Of Retiring? Consider Your Health
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3/25/2014 - California seniors have highest poverty rate, study finds

by on March 25, 2014 5:15 pm
California, with its high cost of living and health care, leads the nation in the percentage of older adults living in poverty, according to a 2013 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Twenty percent of California adults over age 65 live below the poverty threshold of about $16,000 annually, when taking into account the higher cost… Read more 3/25/2014 - California seniors have highest poverty rate, study finds
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3/25/2014 - The Alzheimer's Epidemic Hits Women Hardest -- And In The Workplace

by on March 25, 2014 5:09 am
More than 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and a new report by the Alzheimer’s Association shows women are hit especially hard. After age 60, women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than breast cancer over the rest of their lives. Read the full article at Forbes.
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3/24/2014 - New Clues to Alzheimer’s

by on March 24, 2014 9:38 pm
Two studies of Alzheimer’s disease published in respected scientific journals this month offered glimmers of hope for progress against this devastating neurological disorder. Neither advance is guaranteed to produce important clinical benefits anytime soon, but they may point the way toward new pathways to treat and diagnose a condition that impairs the thinking and memories… Read more 3/24/2014 - New Clues to Alzheimer’s
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3/24/2014 - 10 Ways to Significantly Cut Retirement Costs

by on March 24, 2014 9:33 pm
You can retire sooner and with less savings if you are willing to significantly cut your cost of living. There are a variety of ways for retirees to reduce their bills that will have a meaningful impact on their spending power. Consider these ways to cut your monthly costs in retirement. Read the full article at… Read more 3/24/2014 - 10 Ways to Significantly Cut Retirement Costs
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3/21/2014 - Coping When Not Entering Retirement Together (New York Times)

by on March 24, 2014 5:42 pm
FOR Daniel Ryan, turning 40 and 50 came and went. But sometime around his 61st birthday last July, he said he had an “old man crisis.” He did some simple math, and quickly concluded that living another 20 years would be considered a “full life.” Even if he remained healthy for another 15 years, he… Read more 3/21/2014 - Coping When Not Entering Retirement Together (New York Times)
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3/21/2014 - Expectation of increased retirement age could be slowing (BenefitsPro)

by on March 24, 2014 5:41 pm
The age at which workers expect to retire has slowly risen over time, but that trend could be slowing, according to a report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Since 2009, 20 to 25 percent of workers reported that the age at which they expect to retire increased in the last year. According to the… Read more 3/21/2014 - Expectation of increased retirement age could be slowing (BenefitsPro)
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3/24/2014 - Ageism in Silicon Valley Is Causing an Uptick in Plastic Surgeries

by on March 24, 2014 5:10 pm
Reports of extreme ageism in Silicon Valley — requiring non-millennials to swap loafers for Converse — aren’t new. But according to an article in The New Republic, many older techies’ faces are. Noam Scheiber writes that the plastic surgery industry in Silicon Valley is having its own tech boom all so people (sometimes as young as 26) don’t look a day… Read more 3/24/2014 - Ageism in Silicon Valley Is Causing an Uptick in Plastic Surgeries
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3/24/2014 - Teaching as a Second Act, or Maybe Even a Third

by on March 24, 2014 4:34 pm
Teaching, with the draw of doing good, the steady (if unspectacular) paychecks, summers off and solid pension benefits, has long been perceived as a durable second — or third — career. Read the full article at The New York Times.