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by admin on March 5, 2013 8:08 pm
Conference Participants Read the Conference Proceedings Attachments for the Conference Proceedings: Slides for Demographic Intro/Overview Slides for Health/Retirement Study “MetLife Project: An Indicator System for Livable Community Characteristics Phase 1” “Homes for an Aging America: Priorities for Research and Federal Action” Background Paper: “Homes for an Aging America: Priorities for… Read more
3/5/2013 - New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan
by admin on March 5, 2013 7:37 pm
PBS News Hour’s Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, about a pair of studies released in that journal about the lifespan of American women. In one, researchers found that in 43 percent of the nation’s counties, more women 75 years old and under are dying sooner. Read/watch the full story at… Read more 3/5/2013 - New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan
3/5/2013 - The Payoff in Delaying Retirement
by admin on March 5, 2013 7:34 pm
It’s remarkably difficult to find an economist who thinks the spending cuts ripping through the budget since last Friday amount to a good idea. Read the full article at The New York Times.
3/5/2013 - Fear of Falling
by admin on March 5, 2013 5:21 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one of every three adults older than 65 years will fall each year (Jong’s Isadora would be 69 this year), and in that demographic, falls are the leading cause of injury death. For many seniors, the real risk and potential complications of falls can be exceeded by the… Read more 3/5/2013 - Fear of Falling
3/3/2013 - Aging parents worry about adult children with disabilities
by admin on March 4, 2013 6:20 pm
Across the country, according to U.S. Census figures, 20 percent of adults below age 65 have developmental or physical disabilities – and almost 70 percent of the families of special-needs adults in a recent MetLife survey said they worried about their offspring’s future. Read the full article at The Sacramento Bee.
3/3/2013 - Recovery in U.S. is Lifting Profits, but Not Adding Jobs
by borges on March 4, 2013 6:19 pm
With the Dow Jones industrial average flirting with a record high, the split between American workers and the companies that employ them is widening and could worsen in the next few months as federal budget cuts take hold. That gulf helps explain why stock markets are thriving even as the economy is barely growing and… Read more 3/3/2013 - Recovery in U.S. is Lifting Profits, but Not Adding Jobs
3/1/2013 -- Earlier is better when learning about money (Chicago Tribune)
by borges on March 4, 2013 6:15 pm
Financial literacy is important for making smart decisions about money. But increasingly, research shows the earlier you start learning the topic — preferably before you graduate high school — the better. A paper from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, recently revised and submitted to an academic journal, found that even when it… Read more 3/1/2013 -- Earlier is better when learning about money (Chicago Tribune)
3/1/2013 - Why Can’t I Live With People Like Me?
by admin on March 4, 2013 5:40 pm
Urban planners, mindful that most Americans live in sprawling, car-reliant suburbs, are designing more elder-friendly, walkable communities, far from “real” cities. Houses and apartments are built around village greens, with pockets of commerce instead of distant strip malls. Some have community centers for congregate meals and activities; others share gardens, where people can get their… Read more 3/1/2013 - Why Can’t I Live With People Like Me?
2/27/2013 - Millennial Meltdown: Boomers Are More Entrepreneurial Than Their Kids, Says Study (Forbes)
by mbeals on February 28, 2013 9:30 pm
Entrepreneurs like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Tumblr’s David Karp are certainly rare, as evidenced by the fortunes they’ve amassed before age 30. They may be getting even rarer, if a new study by Monster.com and Millennial Branding is any indication. According to the report, Zuckerberg and Karp’s generation is the least entrepreneurial cohort in the… Read more 2/27/2013 - Millennial Meltdown: Boomers Are More Entrepreneurial Than Their Kids, Says Study (Forbes)
2/26/2013 - Boomer divorce: A costly retirement roadblock (USA Today)
by mbeals on February 28, 2013 9:28 pm
Baby Boomers are divorcing at a surprising rate, and that will have huge implications for their lives in retirement. The number of divorces among people 50 or older doubled from 1990 to 2010. And in that year, one in four U.S. divorces was in that age group. And while the experts say it’s a product… Read more 2/26/2013 - Boomer divorce: A costly retirement roadblock (USA Today)
