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7/22/2013 - Health care: Pay less out-of-pocket in retirement

by on July 22, 2013 4:59 pm
Most people nearing retirement underestimate what it will cost to pay for health care. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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7/22/2013 - Study: 'Anti-Aging' Antioxidant Actually Seems to Undo Effects of Exercise

by on July 22, 2013 4:46 pm
The compound resveratrol, believed to benefit longevity and heart health for its antioxidant properties, actually seemed to undermine the cardiovascular benefits of exercise in a small study. Read the full article at The Atlantic.
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7/22/2013 - Searching for Meaningful Markers of Aging

by on July 22, 2013 3:57 pm
The quest for truly revealing biomarkers of aging could tell us a lot about our current and future health. Tracking these indexes before and after starting a new diet or exercise program, for instance, might show you whether it was actually pushing off your decline and fall. Aging-rate tests could help scientists evaluate possible anti-aging… Read more 7/22/2013 - Searching for Meaningful Markers of Aging
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7/21/2013 - Boomer Sex With Dementia Foreshadowed in Nursing Home

by on July 21, 2013 4:56 pm
At 8:30 p.m. on Christmas Day 2009, nurse Tiffany Gourley was called to a room at the Windmill Manor nursing home in Coralville, Iowa. She found a 78-year-old male resident who had just had intercourse with an 87-year-old woman. The man, a former college professor, was divorced. The woman, a retired secretary, was married. Both… Read more 7/21/2013 - Boomer Sex With Dementia Foreshadowed in Nursing Home
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7/21/2013 - Studies Show Evidence Of Falling Dementia Rates Abroad

by on July 21, 2013 4:53 pm
As NPR reported in May, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple by 2050. But studies published in the last two weeks based in European countries show signs of declining dementia. Read/listen to the full story at National Public Radio (NPR).
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7/20/2013 - Fast Time and the Aging Mind

by on July 20, 2013 4:10 pm
Ah, the languorous days of endless summer! Who among us doesn’t remember those days and wonder wistfully where they’ve gone? Why does time seem to speed up as we age? Even the summer solstice — the longest, sunniest day of the year — seems to have passed in a flash. Don’t despair. I am happy… Read more 7/20/2013 - Fast Time and the Aging Mind
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7/19/2013 - Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math

by on July 19, 2013 5:06 pm
Many in Detroit were alarmed recently when, seemingly out of nowhere, a $3.5 billion hole appeared in the city’s pension system. But Detroit’s pension revelation is nothing new to many people who run pension plans for a living, the math-and-statistics whizzes known as actuaries. For several years, little noticed in the rest of the world,… Read more 7/19/2013 - Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math
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7/19/2013 - The Rise of Virtual Retirement Villages

by on July 19, 2013 3:31 pm
The notion of virtual retirement communities, known as “villages,” started with one group of seniors in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston in 2001. Since then, the concept has exploded. Currently, there are more than 100 villages in nearly 40 states. Read the full article at Fox News.

7/17/2013 - Consumers Make Gut-Based Financial Decisions (MediaPost)

by on July 18, 2013 6:49 pm
Researchers find that financial decisions are influenced more by people’s subjective feeling of how much they know than what they actually know about potential investments, according to a new set of studies. A paper that appears in the June 2013 issue of the American Marketing Association’s Journal of Marketing Research shows that people are more… Read more 7/17/2013 - Consumers Make Gut-Based Financial Decisions (MediaPost)

7/16/2013 - Working women and their impact on Social Security benefits (Investment News)

by on July 18, 2013 4:52 pm
Here’s a stunning statement: While an increase in women’s workforce participation and average earnings has boosted the income of many American families, it has also reduced household retirement income replacement rates from Social Security. Read the full article at Investment News.