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2/11/2013 - Could Hearing Loss and Dementia Be Connected?

by on February 11, 2013 4:46 pm
Pam Belluck, a health and science writer for The New York Times interviews Katherine Bouton, a long time editor for The New York Times a contributing writer to the science section. She has written a book called, “Shouting Won’t Help: Why I — and 50 Million Other Americans — Can’t Hear You,” a look into… Read more 2/11/2013 - Could Hearing Loss and Dementia Be Connected?
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2/9/2013 - The Five Stages of Retirement Planning Angst

by on February 9, 2013 3:38 pm
“Dr. Kübler-Ross, who died in 2004, is best known for identifying the five stages of grief that people go through once they understand they are dying. And those stages — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — describe perfectly my reactions when I read recently that, according to Fidelity Investments, my wife, Alison, and I… Read more 2/9/2013 - The Five Stages of Retirement Planning Angst
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2/6/2013 - For Women, Reduced Access to Long-Term Care Insurance (NY Times)

by on February 7, 2013 9:42 pm
“This was a very, very good business for a short time, with people buying long-term care insurance like it was candy in a candy store,’’ said Michael Perry, a vice president at the Opus Advisory Group, a strategic financial planning firm in Purchase, N.Y. No more. Mr. Perry has sold only one long-term care policy… Read more 2/6/2013 - For Women, Reduced Access to Long-Term Care Insurance (NY Times)
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2/5/2013 - More Than 75 Percent Of Americans Delayed Their Retirement To Avoid Losing Health Benefits (ThinkProgress)

by on February 7, 2013 9:40 pm
Tying health insurance benefits directly to employment is forcing most Americans to work longer than they would have otherwise, a new study from the Employee Benefits Research Institute finds. Read the full article at Think Progress.
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2/4/2013 - Can I Get An Encore? 7 Tips for Older Entrepreneurs (Forbes)

by on February 7, 2013 9:39 pm
Half of Americans ages 50 to 70 want jobs that contribute to the greater good, now and in retirement. Marci Alboher (@heymarci), vice president of Encore.org (formerly Civic Ventures), offers advice to baby boomers who want to earn income and give back as a part of a workforce for change. Read the full article at Forbes.
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2/7/2013 - Does An Aging Population Hurt The Economy?

by on February 7, 2013 7:43 pm
The economic benefit of immigration is in part about how big of a problem our aging population is. Immigrants are in general younger, and our best way to fight against a growing ratio of retirees to workers. But this raises the question of how big of a problem is this ratio and our aging population… Read more 2/7/2013 - Does An Aging Population Hurt The Economy?
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2/6/2013 - The Paradox of Overnutrition in Aging and Cognition

by on February 6, 2013 10:06 pm
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are devastating diseases without effective treatments; as the population ages these conditions are becoming epidemic. Meanwhile, a second epidemic, obesity—driven by overabundance of calorie-rich but nutrient-poor food and sedentary lifestyles—is already evident in western and westernizing cultures. Researchers have begun to explore the possibility that overweight and obesity may affect the… Read more 2/6/2013 - The Paradox of Overnutrition in Aging and Cognition
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2/6/2013 - California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults

by on February 6, 2013 7:50 pm
Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight. Read the full article at KQED. Listen to the report
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2/6/2013 - Alzheimer's cases, and costs, projected to swell

by on February 6, 2013 7:36 pm
As baby boomers age, 13.8 million are expected to have Alzheimer’s disease by 2050, a study finds. Experts say caring for all those patients may cost $1 trillion a year. Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.
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2/5/2013 - Can We Really Delay Retirement?

by on February 5, 2013 7:28 pm
A study released late last week by The Conference Board reveals that more and more Americans are apparently adopting a retirement planning strategy that could best be described as being lifted from a Beatles song: They are assuming their employers will indeed still need them and feed them when they’re are 64. Read the full… Read more 2/5/2013 - Can We Really Delay Retirement?