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9/4/2013 - A Multitasking Video Game Makes Old Brains Act Younger

by on September 4, 2013 3:22 pm
Brain scientists have discovered that swerving around cars while simultaneously picking out road signs in a video game can improve the short-term memory and long-term focus of older adults. Some people as old as 80, the researchers say, begin to show neurological patterns of people in their 20s. Read the full article at The New… Read more 9/4/2013 - A Multitasking Video Game Makes Old Brains Act Younger

9/3/2013 - 401(k)s are replacing pensions, making inequality worse (Washington Post)

by on September 3, 2013 6:32 pm
The once-dominant defined benefit pension plan–which pays out a fixed amount after an employee retires–is on its way to becoming an historical artifact. More and more employers are offering 401(k) plans instead, which require employees to pay into their own accounts, sometimes with and sometimes without a matching contribution. And according to a new analysis from… Read more 9/3/2013 - 401(k)s are replacing pensions, making inequality worse (Washington Post)

9/3/2013 - Retirement advisors labor to rebuild trust (BenefitsPro)

by on September 3, 2013 5:37 pm
Many retirement accounts that took a hit in the Great Recession are back on track, but those dark days left a lingering, hard-to-erase legacy: an erosion of the trust that investors had placed in their financial advisors. The problem – aggravated by scandals involving rogue trading, rate manipulation and insider trading – crops up every… Read more 9/3/2013 - Retirement advisors labor to rebuild trust (BenefitsPro)

9/2/2013 - Long-Term Jobless Left Out of Recovery (Wall Street Journal)

by on September 3, 2013 5:34 pm
For those left behind by the long, slow economic recovery, time is running out. More than four years after the recession officially ended, 11.5 million Americans are unemployed, many of them for years. Millions more have abandoned their job searches, hiding from the economic storm in school or turning to government programs for support. A… Read more 9/2/2013 - Long-Term Jobless Left Out of Recovery (Wall Street Journal)

9/2/2013 - More tips to fit your retirement finances to your life (MoneyWatch)

by on September 3, 2013 5:31 pm
Welcome back to my third post on the methodical approach you can use for implementing one of the most  important retirement planning decisions you’ll make — sorting out out which retirement income generator (RIG) or combination of RIGs might best fit your goals and circumstances. My previous post looked at the RIGs that would correspond… Read more 9/2/2013 - More tips to fit your retirement finances to your life (MoneyWatch)
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9/3/2013 - Is a $1 million retirement portfolio realistic?

by on September 3, 2013 3:44 pm
Years ago, the magic number for a retirement savings goal was $1 million. In the last several decades though, a more realistic goal may be $500,000. Read the full article at MarketWatch.  
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9/2/2013 - Life Expectancy Grows for Women Age 50 and Up

by on September 2, 2013 3:39 pm
Life expectancy for women who live to age 50 is going up around the world, but poor and middle-income countries could easily make greater gains, according to a new World Health Organization report. Read the full article at The New York Times.

8/28/2013 - Retirement plans rebound, post-recession (WSJ)

by on August 29, 2013 10:03 pm
During the worst of the Great Recession, some companies stopped offering retirement plans to their employees; at the same time, many savers who had such plans stopped contributing to them, as they struggled with financial pressures like a spouse’s unemployment. But a new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a non-partisan think tank, suggests… Read more 8/28/2013 - Retirement plans rebound, post-recession (WSJ)
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8/29/2013 - G8: Leading a Global Response to Alzheimer's

by on August 29, 2013 5:44 pm
The British government has just announced that it will host a G8 Summit in December dedicated to Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The announcement of the London event delivers on Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledge to use the UK’s Presidency of the G8 to launch a global initiative to address Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at… Read more 8/29/2013 - G8: Leading a Global Response to Alzheimer's

8/27/2013 - EBRI study: Workplace retirement plan participation has risen since crisis (Pensions&Investments)

by on August 29, 2013 3:45 pm
More workers have access to workplace retirement plans, and participation rates in plans are rising, too, according to a new report by the non-partisan Employee Benefit Research Institute. Read the full article at Pensions & Investments.