4/10/2013 - Getting a Brain Boost Through Exercise

Two new experiments, one involving people and the other animals, suggest that regular exercise can substantially improve memory, although different types of exercise seem to affect the brain quite differently. The news may offer consolation for the growing numbers of us who are entering age groups most at risk for cognitive decline. Read the full… Read more 4/10/2013 - Getting a Brain Boost Through Exercise

When ‘Aging at Home’ Isn’t the Answer

“This is going to sound really odd coming from someone with a book about aging at home, but sometimes, aging at home is not the answer.” Read the full article at Huffington Post.

4/8/2013 - When 'Aging at Home' Isn't the Answer

“This is going to sound really odd coming from someone with a book about aging at home, but sometimes, aging at home is not the answer.” Read the full article at Huffington Post.

4/8/2013 - Obama's budget revives talk of entitlement changes (USA Today)

A brief reprieve on imminent budget deadlines is providing Republicans and Democrats alike an opportunity to regroup for the next fiscal debate that will dominate the spring and come to a head this summer: increasing the nation’s ability to borrow money to pay its bills. Negotiations to raise the debt ceiling are increasingly linked to… Read more 4/8/2013 - Obama's budget revives talk of entitlement changes (USA Today)

4/7/2013 - Obama's Plan to Rein in Social Security Draws Criticism (Wall Street Journal)

President Barack Obama’s budget plan to alter federal cost-of-living adjustments marks a significant overture to Republicans, but risks widening a rift within his own Democratic Party. Switching to the so-called chain-weighted consumer-price index would reduce the growth of future benefits from Social Security and other federal programs. Read the full article at the Wall Street… Read more 4/7/2013 - Obama's Plan to Rein in Social Security Draws Criticism (Wall Street Journal)

4/8/2013 - Fitness after 65 is no one-size-fits-all endeavor

America’s ageing population is posing special challenges, fitness experts say, because it is difficult to design effective workout routines for people with such a wide range of abilities. Read the full article at Reuters.

4/8/2013 - The People’s Choice for the People’s Pension

Social Security, the most transparently self-financed program of the federal government, is not increasing our budget deficit. The most recent trustees’ report shows sufficient funds to pay full benefits until 2033. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/6/2013 - Shifting Our Retirement Savings Into Automatic

Many problems are so complex that even if we had the money to fix them, we wouldn’t know how to do it. Fixing inner-city schools, reducing obesity, creating peace in the Middle East are just a few examples. But some problems are frustrating in another way: we know how to fix them and we can… Read more 4/6/2013 - Shifting Our Retirement Savings Into Automatic

4/5/2013 - Brain Games are Bogus

A decade ago, a young Swedish researcher named Torkel Klingberg made a spectacular discovery. He gave a group of children computer games designed to boost their memory, and, after weeks of play, the kids showed improvements not only in memory but in overall intellectual ability. Spending hours memorizing strings of digits and patterns of circles… Read more 4/5/2013 - Brain Games are Bogus

4/4/2013 - Assessing Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Although there are no definitive tests that predict whether most people will get the disease, people sometimes want such information for legal and financial planning purposes or to help weigh the need for long-term-care insurance. The cost of the disease can be staggering, as a new national study suggests. The researchers found that Americans spent “$41,000 to $56,000… Read more 4/4/2013 - Assessing Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease