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5/13/2013 - How An Adviser’s Personal Finances Can Trip Him Up
by admin on May 13, 2013 5:14 pm
People are living longer, but that doesn’t mean advisers will see more clients losing their cognitive abilities, including the capacity to make their own financial decisions. “We may be jumping the gun” in expecting that, psychologist Laura Carstensen told advisers at a conference in Las Vegas, Financial Planning reported. Read the full article at The… Read more 5/13/2013 - How An Adviser’s Personal Finances Can Trip Him Up
5/12/2013 - Annuities regain a bit of luster as retirements get longer (Boston Globe)
by borges on May 13, 2013 5:04 pm
Oft maligned for high fees and low returns, annuities have long been viewed as an option reserved for the stodgiest of investors. Today, however, annuities are making a comeback as a savvy retirement planning vehicle. What’s changed? People are realizing they could live a very long time. With one in eight 65-year-old men and one… Read more 5/12/2013 - Annuities regain a bit of luster as retirements get longer (Boston Globe)
5/12/2013 - Unlike Boomers, Millennials appear to be super savers
by admin on May 12, 2013 5:35 pm
When Keith Farner was 14, he made $2,000 at a summer job. Instead of buying the Xbox he’d been wanting, his parents helped him open a Roth IRA. The 30-year-old, who lives in Athens, Ga., now has more than $30,000 saved. While Farner may have gotten an earlier start on retirement than most, a new… Read more 5/12/2013 - Unlike Boomers, Millennials appear to be super savers
5/11/2013 - Rise in obesity poses 'dementia time bomb'
by admin on May 11, 2013 5:41 pm
Ever-growing waistlines could result in a big increase in the number of people who develop dementia in the future, researchers have warned. Read the full article at BBC News.
5/10/2013 - Potential treatment for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, dementia discovered
by admin on May 10, 2013 10:13 pm
A drug currently being used to treat leukemia has been found to help halt the production of toxic proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of dementia. Read the full article at Fox News.
5/9/2013 - SEC, FINRA warn retirees on pension buyouts (Reuters)
by mbeals on May 10, 2013 9:59 pm
The top securities regulators on Thursday warned individual investors about pension purchasing companies that persuade retirees and military veterans to sign over pension checks in return for lump-sum payments, as regulatory concerns about the practice mount. Read the full article at Reuters.
5/9/2013 - Age discrimination: Boomers are guilty, too (Wall Street Journal)
by mbeals on May 10, 2013 9:57 pm
It’d be nice to think that as the 76-milllion-strong baby-boom generation marches into older age it will trample age discrimination into the dust. Don’t hold your breath. While some say there are signs of incremental improvement—the bias may be a little less blatant than in decades past—it’s also true that mature folks probably are as… Read more 5/9/2013 - Age discrimination: Boomers are guilty, too (Wall Street Journal)
5/8/2013 - 5 prime annuity prospects (Life Health Pro)
by mbeals on May 10, 2013 9:55 pm
Annuities are tools. They are acquired because the purchaser has a particular job to be done and is willing to exchange his money for a tool to do that job. In many ways, this exchange transaction is like the purchase of a hammer. The hammer has certain specifications — type and strength of the metal,… Read more 5/8/2013 - 5 prime annuity prospects (Life Health Pro)
5/10/2013 - Potential treatment for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, dementia discovered
by admin on May 10, 2013 4:10 pm
A drug currently being used to treat leukemia has been found to help halt the production of toxic proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of dementia. Read more the full article Fox News.
5/9/2013 - Brain, heal thyself? Stanford research describes delayed onset of multiple sclerosis in mice
by admin on May 10, 2013 4:01 pm
What if it were possible, when faced with a devastating neurological disease like multiple sclerosis, to coax the brain to heal itself? Unfortunately, we’re probably still years away from any kind of quick fix for these conditions (if, in fact, one exists at all). But recent research by Stanford geneticist Anne Brunet, PhD, describes an… Read more 5/9/2013 - Brain, heal thyself? Stanford research describes delayed onset of multiple sclerosis in mice
