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12/4/2013 - More 401(k) plans add retirement planning advice (MoneyWatch)

by on December 4, 2013 6:46 pm
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. According to… Read more 12/4/2013 - More 401(k) plans add retirement planning advice (MoneyWatch)
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by on December 3, 2013 6:35 pm
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12/3/2013 - Postmenopausal estrogen decline largely unrelated to changes in cognition, mood

by on December 3, 2013 4:27 pm
A new study led by a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher shows that decreased estrogen levels after menopause are largely unrelated to changes in cognitive ability and mood. It did find, however, a possible link between levels of another hormone — progesterone — and cognition among younger postmenopausal women. Read the full article at… Read more 12/3/2013 - Postmenopausal estrogen decline largely unrelated to changes in cognition, mood
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12/2/2013 - The 3-Generational Workplace: It's (Really!) a Good Thing (Forbes)

by on December 2, 2013 11:05 pm
The working world is in a moment of extraordinary generational change. Baby Boomers (a generation 76 million strong) are reaching the traditional retirement age, but many are continuing to work well into their 60s and 70s (and sometimes beyond). At the same time, Millennials (a generation 80 million strong) are advancing in their careers and beginning… Read more 12/2/2013 - The 3-Generational Workplace: It's (Really!) a Good Thing (Forbes)
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12/1/2013 - Some Alaska employees make bid to return to pension plan instead of 401(K) (Alaska Dispatch)

by on December 2, 2013 8:29 pm
Several years after Alaska closed its traditional pension plan to new employees, public employees are trying to get back in, but are finding stalwart opposition from the Parnell administration. Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, said the new 401(k)-style plans the state moved to in 2006 are not serving the state well. “I want people who are… Read more 12/1/2013 - Some Alaska employees make bid to return to pension plan instead of 401(K) (Alaska Dispatch)
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12/1/2013 - The Working Life: Scanning the Economic Landscape, and Still Seeing Little on the Horizon (New York Times)

by on December 2, 2013 6:30 pm
From the outside, the financial fissures in Marianne Scarino’s life are easy to overlook. She still steps out the door most weekday mornings in her tailored trousers and kitten heels. She walks with the confidence of the successful professional she once was, the corporate manager with the office overlooking Times Square, the six-figure salary and… Read more 12/1/2013 - The Working Life: Scanning the Economic Landscape, and Still Seeing Little on the Horizon (New York Times)
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11/26/2013 - Gender Gap Holds in Retirement Plan Participation (EBRI)

by on December 2, 2013 6:15 pm
A gender gap persists in retirement plan participation among full-time, full-year workers—and it favors women, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). While the EBRI analysis of data from the 2013 March Current Population Survey found that female wage and salary workers ages 21–64 were found to participate in… Read more 11/26/2013 - Gender Gap Holds in Retirement Plan Participation (EBRI)
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12/1/2013 - Keeping dementia at bay

by on December 1, 2013 5:31 pm
Finding ways to stall the problem, even for a few years, can add up to big health cost savings. Read the full article at USA Today.
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11/27/2013 - Interactive: Euthanasia and the right to die around the world

by on November 27, 2013 8:48 pm
Lawmakers in Belgium are debating whether to extend the right to euthanasia to terminally-ill children. Public opinion in the country supports the move; most there believe that people should be allowed to die with dignity — whatever their age. The debate over euthanasia is a controversial and emotive one — so where has it been… Read more 11/27/2013 - Interactive: Euthanasia and the right to die around the world
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11/27/2013 - Boomers Need to Talk About Long-Term Care

by on November 27, 2013 8:46 pm
No one wants to talk about death, illness or divorce. Unfortunately, you may have to raise some unpleasant issues when you speak with family members over the holidays if you want to ensure a successful retirement. Family issues are just about the only thing investors don’t plan for, and it could hurt them in retirement,… Read more 11/27/2013 - Boomers Need to Talk About Long-Term Care