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12/10/12 - New Generational Study on Employee Financial Issues (Financial Finesse)

by on December 10, 2012 5:11 pm
The firm studied the distinct financial issues, priorities, and vulnerabilities of Millennials, Generation X, Late Baby Boomers, and Early Baby Boomers, with a focus on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats each generation faces, as well as their distinct financial education and planning needs. Read the full article at Financial Finesse.
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12/7/12 - Investment Company Institute: U.S. Retirement System Is a Success (Plansponsor.com)

by on December 10, 2012 5:08 pm
The U.S. retirement system successfully provided adequate retirement resources and successive generations of retirees have been better off, ICI research found. The Investment Company Institute (ICI) paper, “The Success of the U.S. Retirement System,” points out most households maintain their standard of living when they retire, and concludes that, on average, more recent retirees have higher… Read more 12/7/12 - Investment Company Institute: U.S. Retirement System Is a Success (Plansponsor.com)

12/7/2012 - Why The Falling Birthrate Is Bad News For My 2-Year-Old Son

by on December 7, 2012 6:46 pm
“The U.S. birthrate just fell to its lowest point since we’ve been keeping track. Here’s why that may be a problem for my 2-year-old son.” Read/listen to the full story at National Public Radio,

12/6/2012 - The Baby Boom Bump

by on December 7, 2012 6:41 pm
“For decades we have known that the retirement of the baby boomers would be a monumental event for the economy. But now that it’s happening, many fiscal policy makers are acting as if the boomers are eternal teenagers and are turning a blind eye to how the boomers’ aging changes how we should approach economic… Read more 12/6/2012 - The Baby Boom Bump
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12/6/2012 - Center on Longevity Director Laura Carstensen Makes AARP's "The Influentials: 50 Over 50" List

by on December 7, 2012 6:27 pm
Center on Longevity Founding Director Laura Carstensen was listed in AARP’s “The Influentials: 50 Over 50″ List. Among those listed are U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, political satirist and talk show host Jon Stewart and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen. “On Wall Street, in Washington and beyond, these folks have a huge impact on our… Read more 12/6/2012 - Center on Longevity Director Laura Carstensen Makes AARP's "The Influentials: 50 Over 50" List
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12/5/2012 - For the Old, Less Sense of Whom to Trust

by on December 7, 2012 5:45 pm
There’s a reason so many older people fall for financial scams, new research suggests. They don’t respond as readily to visual cues that suggest a person might be untrustworthy, and their brains don’t send out as many warning signals that ignite a danger ahead gut response. Read the full article at The New York Times.

12/5/2012 - Generation Y looks far ahead, to retirement

by on December 5, 2012 8:18 pm
When it comes to saving money, Generation Y is asking “why not?” Young people are discovering that the earlier they start saving for retirement and the longer they work, the larger the nest egg will be. And they are looking for ways to change their savings behavior accordingly. Read the full article at The Boston… Read more 12/5/2012 - Generation Y looks far ahead, to retirement

11/30/2012 - Six Stanford scholars named to American Association for the Advancement of Science

by on December 5, 2012 8:06 pm
Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Anthony Wagner is among six Stanford scholars that have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon members of the association by their peers. Read more at Stanford News.
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12/5/2012 – Know What You’ll Look Like in 30 Years – Maybe Then You’ll Max Out Your 401(k)

by on December 5, 2012 6:43 pm
Don’t think you’ll ever get old? Keith Richards probably didn’t either. But at least he had a retirement plan. Chances are good, however, that you’re not saving enough for your retirement. To convince you to sock away enough gold for your golden years, Merrill Edge has launched an online magic mirror to remind you that… Read more 12/5/2012 – Know What You’ll Look Like in 30 Years – Maybe Then You’ll Max Out Your 401(k)

12/4/12 – 11 Shocking, True Facts About Simpson-Bowles

by on December 4, 2012 6:45 pm
An important fact to keep in mind in the coming days: “The Bowles plan” that Speaker John Boehner endorsed is not the same as “the Simpson-Bowles plan.” Indeed, it’s not even the plan supported by its apparent namesake, Erskine Bowles, who insists that he was simply sketching out the evident middle ground between the members of… Read more 12/4/12 – 11 Shocking, True Facts About Simpson-Bowles