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9/10/2013 - Getting While the Getting Is Good

by on September 10, 2013 3:39 pm
As just about everyone who has cared for an aging parent knows, getting old is both an inexorable and maddeningly unpredictable forward march. Everything is OK. Then it’s not. Then it is again. What felt early on like a roller coaster becomes the new normal. In between swerves and plummets, it is almost possible to… Read more 9/10/2013 - Getting While the Getting Is Good
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9/9/2013 - Choices Give New Meaning to ‘Home, Sweet Home’

by on September 9, 2013 10:39 pm
As millions of baby boomers reach retirement age (and in many cases care for elderly parents), families and the retirement industry have reworked old lifestyle formats and created hybrids. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/9/2013 - Retiree Start-Ups with Age and Youth as Partners

by on September 9, 2013 10:37 pm
“Many seniors are creating legacy businesses alongside a younger member of their family,” said Elizabeth Isele, co-founder of Senior Entrepreneurship Works, a nonprofit that helps workers over 50 start businesses. “It’s a winning formula for both generations.”  Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/09/2013 - At Leisure, or Still at Work

by on September 9, 2013 10:31 pm
While individual retirees are probably as different as snowflakes, a deep dive into the demographic statistics of retirement shows that broader trends are shaping how retirees seek to enjoy the luxury of time — trends that confirm some popular assumptions about retirement while contradicting others. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/9/2013 - Video games could help aging minds stay sharp

by on September 9, 2013 8:01 pm
People will try just about anything to keep their memories sharp and their minds youthful. Now, a study suggests that regularly playing a video game that requires people to multitask can improve basic cognitive functions, such as their abilities to hold a thought in mind or pay attention. Read the full article at The Boston… Read more 9/9/2013 - Video games could help aging minds stay sharp
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9/9/2013 - Why Too Much Togetherness Can Ruin Retirement

by on September 9, 2013 7:55 pm
Many couples dream of being joined at the hip when they’re no longer working. A more satisfying approach may be ‘parallel play.’ Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.
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9/7/2013 - A Dearth of Investment in Young Workers (New York Times)

by on September 9, 2013 5:48 pm
One of the most troubling features of the slow economic recovery is that it has largely bypassed young people. This doesn’t bode well for the future of the American economy. For Americans aged 16 to 24 who aren’t enrolled in school, the employment picture is grim. Only 36 percent are working full time, down 10… Read more 9/7/2013 - A Dearth of Investment in Young Workers (New York Times)
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9/6/2013 - Three reasons the U.S. labor force keeps shrinking (Washington Post)

by on September 9, 2013 3:46 pm
The U.S. labor force keeps shrinking rapidly. Back in 2007, 66 percent of Americans had a job or were actively seeking work. Today, that number is at 63.2 percent — the lowest level since 1978: Read the full article at the Washington Post.
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9/6/2013 - The Old Are Working, but Not the Young (New York Times)

by on September 9, 2013 3:39 pm
This summer has seen a larger share of a certain group of people working than at any time in the last three decades, according to government figures. That group is older people. Read the full article at the New York Times.
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9/9/2013 - Retirement Living: Top metro areas for retirees

by on September 9, 2013 3:26 pm
Baby Boomers are rediscovering the appeal of urban lifestyle as they prepare to retire. Read the full article at USA Today.