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12/7/2013 - Britain's Ministry of Nudges (New York Times)

by on December 9, 2013 5:51 pm
Alex Gyani had an idea, but even he considered it a little far-fetched. A 24-year-old psychologist working for the British government, Mr. Gyani was supposed to come up with new ways to help people find work. He was intrigued by an obscure 1994 study that tracked a group of unemployed engineers in Texas. One group… Read more 12/7/2013 - Britain's Ministry of Nudges (New York Times)
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12/7/2013 - Designing behavior for better health

by on December 7, 2013 6:52 pm
As director of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, BJ Fogg, PhD, studies human behavior and designs ways to influence it, whether on the computer, on a mobile phone or in other areas of life. In this video on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website, Fogg discusses what makes a good candidate to implement healthy behavior change… Read more 12/7/2013 - Designing behavior for better health
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12/6/2013 - Money and mortality, or why to wait to start taking Social Security

by on December 6, 2013 9:59 pm
Social Security doesn’t care when you begin taking your money because people getting lower payments for longer periods cost the system the same as people getting highers payment for shorter periods. But when you take your money can make a huge difference to you and your survivors, as you’ll see. Read the full article at… Read more 12/6/2013 - Money and mortality, or why to wait to start taking Social Security
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12/5/2013 - Those pension blues: Where Detroit has gone, will others follow?

by on December 5, 2013 9:42 pm
SINCE July, Judge Steven Rhodes has been considering whether the city of Detroit is eligible for protection from its creditors. On December 3rd he decided that it was. This clears the path for the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. The city is carrying more than $18 billion in debt, and the judge remarked that… Read more 12/5/2013 - Those pension blues: Where Detroit has gone, will others follow?
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12/4/2013 - How to calculate the true cost of retirement (MarketWatch)

by on December 5, 2013 8:25 pm
In the past, experts routinely said you needed to replace 70% to 80% of your pre-retirement income for your golden years. Plus, the experts said, your retirement income need was assumed to increase annually at the rate of inflation for the duration of your retirement. And experts would routinely use 30 years as the standard… Read more 12/4/2013 - How to calculate the true cost of retirement (MarketWatch)
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12/5/2013 - Caregiving goes digital - and lets Boomers age in place

by on December 5, 2013 6:47 pm
While nothing beats the human touch, health care innovators, researchers and educators predict that gadgets will soon turn the home into a medical nanny, keeping tabs on everything from pill-taking routines to signs of imminent crises. Read the full article at USA Today.
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12/5/2013 - Estimate: 135 million worldwide with dementia by 2050

by on December 5, 2013 6:41 pm
A policy brief released Wednesday from Alzheimer’s Disease International, a federation of advocacy and research organizations, estimates that 135 million people worldwide will be living with dementia by 2050. That revised prediction is 17% above previous ones, largely driven by increases in China and sub-Saharan Africa. Read the full article at USA Today.
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12/4/2013 - More 401(k) plans add retirement planning advice

by on December 5, 2013 5:34 am
Don’t know where to turn for retirement planning advice? The good news is more employers are offering retirement planning advice through their 401(k) and other retirement plans. But is this something you’ll want to take advantage of? Like many other retirement planning tasks, the answer is — it depends. Let’s take a look. Read the… Read more 12/4/2013 - More 401(k) plans add retirement planning advice
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12/4/2013 - Retirement saving: the Great Divide

by on December 5, 2013 5:32 am
Only about half of boomers are saving enough to cover at least their basic retirement expenses — as are about 45% of Americans overall — but the news is even worse for younger savers, according to a new study that asked people to detail their savings habits and retirement plans. Read the full article at… Read more 12/4/2013 - Retirement saving: the Great Divide
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12/4/2013 - Dementia epidemic looms with 135 million sufferers seen by 2050

by on December 5, 2013 5:29 am
Many governments are woefully unprepared for an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 million people worldwide and set to more than treble to 135 million people by 2050, health experts and campaigners said on Thursday. Read the full article at Reuters.