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3/15/2014 - Retirement Roadblocks: Are They All in Your Head? (Morningstar)

by on March 17, 2014 9:28 pm
Economists, journalists, and financial-services companies love to pile on the subject of why most Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. But aside from the issue of not having enough disposable income to save, what if retirement saving is a behavioral issue? We can do all sorts of mental backflips to avoid saving money. Can we… Read more 3/15/2014 - Retirement Roadblocks: Are They All in Your Head? (Morningstar)
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3/17/2014 - Behavior therapies better than antipsychotics for dementia patients, nurses say

by on March 17, 2014 5:39 pm
More than 20 percent of American nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s-related illness are on antipsychotic medications, despite the fact that this is an off-label use for the drugs and that dementia patients who take them are more likely to be hospitalized or to die. Medicaid spends more on this class of drugs than any other… Read more 3/17/2014 - Behavior therapies better than antipsychotics for dementia patients, nurses say
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3/16/2014 - Alzheimer's and Its Uncounted Victims

by on March 16, 2014 5:42 pm
A landmark new study published on March 5 in the journal Neurology by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago concludes that the number of deaths attributable to Alzheimer’s could be more than six times higher than previously thought—as high as 503,000 in 2010. This would make Alzheimer’s a cancer-size problem. Read the… Read more 3/16/2014 - Alzheimer's and Its Uncounted Victims
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3/14/2014 - As Living Standards Fall for Seniors, Some See Signs of ‘Silver Revolution’

by on March 14, 2014 5:46 pm
Several social scientists say deteriorating conditions for retirees and older Americans in general — intensifying fear about retirement security, age discrimination, increasing poverty among the elderly and new threats to cut programs for seniors — could be the impetus for what some are calling a “silver revolution.” Read the full article at The New York… Read more 3/14/2014 - As Living Standards Fall for Seniors, Some See Signs of ‘Silver Revolution’
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3/12/2014 - For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship (New York Times)

by on March 13, 2014 10:09 pm
WHEN Marvin Gay, 71, a retired accountant, and his wife, Leslie, 61, decided to open a Painting With a Twist franchise in St. Petersburg, Fla., their start-up costs were close to $70,000. They are part of a growing cohort of retirees starting businesses. According to a study published by the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, about… Read more 3/12/2014 - For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship (New York Times)
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3/12/2014 - The Gray Jobs Enigma (New York Times)

by on March 13, 2014 10:06 pm
In her years as a probation officer north of Dallas, Patricia Lowell reckoned that she would work until age 65, confident that she could then retire halfway comfortably on her pension and Social Security. After retiring, she thought, she would pick up some extra spending money by working part-time retail jobs during the holiday season.… Read more 3/12/2014 - The Gray Jobs Enigma (New York Times)
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3/12/2014 - Why the U.S. gets no medals for retirement (MarketWatch)

by on March 13, 2014 10:01 pm
American exceptionalism — the concept that we’re qualitatively different from other nations — certainly doesn’t hold up in the area of retirement, according to two recent studies that compare the U.S. retirement system to those of other countries. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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3/13/2014 - Emergency Rooms Are No Place for the Elderly

by on March 13, 2014 6:03 pm
The number of older people seeking health care is expected to increase significantly over the next 40 years, doubling in the case of those older than 65, potentially tripling among those over 85. In a health care system already critically short of primary care providers and geriatrics specialists, many of these older patients will likely… Read more 3/13/2014 - Emergency Rooms Are No Place for the Elderly
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3/13/2014 - Special Retirement Section in The New York Times

by on March 13, 2014 6:00 pm
The New York Times contains a special Retirement section (3/13/2014). Some of the articles include: “The Best 401(k)s Set a Higher Bar for Others,” by Fran Hawthrone. – “The Gray Jobs Enigma,” by Steven Greenhouse. – “For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship,” By Kerry Hannon. – “The Science of Older and Wiser,” by… Read more 3/13/2014 - Special Retirement Section in The New York Times
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3/12/2014 - The Risk of High-Protein Diets

by on March 12, 2014 8:57 pm
Two studies indicate that they may do more harm than good. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.