7/7/2013 - Coveting Not a Corner Office, but Time at Home (NY Times)

Sara Uttech has not spent much of her career so far worrying about “leaning in.” Instead, she has mostly been hanging on, trying to find ways to get her career to accommodate her family life, rather than the other way around. And like dozens of other middle-class working mothers interviewed about their work and family… Read more 7/7/2013 - Coveting Not a Corner Office, but Time at Home (NY Times)

7/7/2013 - College loan debt burden is growing for retirees (Asbury Park Press)

Seventy-nine-year-old Richard Hessert’s golden years have turned to rust. The college debt crisis is spreading deeper into families. Hessert is part of a growing group of parents, grandparents and others over 60 that has taken on five times more college debt since 2005. Read the full article at Asbury Park Press.

7/4/2013 - “Better” Business? (EBRI)

It has become something of a truism in our industry that defined benefit plans are “better” than defined contribution plans. We’re told that returns are higher and fees lower in the former, that employees are better served by having the investment decisions made by professionals, and that many individuals don’t save enough on their own… Read more 7/4/2013 - “Better” Business? (EBRI)

7/8/2013 - Are We Underestimating How Much Help Aging Parents Need At Home?

Lots of people think of the possibility that their aging parents might need a little help. The parents may be struggling, but don’t want anyone coming into their home.  They say “I’m fine” when their children suggest a helper.  So, they all wait. Read the full article at Forbes.

7/8/2013 - Fixing up seniors' homes to help them age in place

The environment in which you live can be as disabling as a disease, and too often, older Americans wind up in a nursing home not because they’re super-sick but because they can’t get through their days safely at home. Now a major research project will bring handymen, occupational therapists and nurses into the homes of… Read more 7/8/2013 - Fixing up seniors' homes to help them age in place

7/8/2013 - Champagne Anti-Aging Regimen Could Improve Memory, Research Suggests

New research indicates that moderate Champagne (or any sparkling wine) consumption has a positive effect on memory as we age; now isn’t that the good news you’ve been waiting for? According to researchers at the UK’s Reading University, specific polyphenol compounds in red grapes are believed to improve spatial memory and assist in memory storage.… Read more 7/8/2013 - Champagne Anti-Aging Regimen Could Improve Memory, Research Suggests

7/6/2013 - The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding.)

Last night I dreamed about mercury — huge, shining globules of quicksilver rising and falling. Mercury is element number 80, and my dream is a reminder that on Tuesday, I will be 80 myself. Read the full article at The New York Times.

7/5/2013 - Retiring Baby Boomers Create Housing Boomtowns

Baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964, constituting roughly 75 million people — are retiring in increasing numbers, prompting a new cycle of growth in housing markets that are popular with seniors. Read the full article at The Street.

7/5/2013 - Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

Some famous writers, painters and musicians have done some of their best work in their later years — impressionist Claude Monet, for one. But at the North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, older people are proving that you don’t have to be famous — or even a professional artist — to live a creatively fulfilling life in… Read more 7/5/2013 - Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

7/3/2013 - Older working women may be healthier as a result

Postmenopausal women who work tend be in better health than their unemployed counterparts, according to a new study from South Korea. Read the full article at Reuters.