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9/14/2015 - Why Americans Are Waiting Longer to Buy Homes (Main Street)
by djaworski on September 14, 2015 4:38 pm
Homeownership may be part of the American Dream — but many are waiting longer to achieve that dream. “I am seeing people wait longer to buy a home, particularly those from their late-20s into their mid-30s,” said Arvin Sahakian, vice president at mortgage site BeSmartee. In fact, Americans are now nearly 33 when they realize their homeownership… Read more 9/14/2015 - Why Americans Are Waiting Longer to Buy Homes (Main Street)
9/13/2015 - Who's Doing the Best Job Saving for Retirement? (The Motley Fool)
by djaworski on September 14, 2015 4:10 pm
Retirement saving has always been an important part of ensuring long-term financial security. Yet with the ups and downs in the economy over the past decade, many Americans have found themselves getting derailed from their plans to save ambitiously for retirement. Fortunately, as economic conditions have improved in recent years, more American workers have been… Read more 9/13/2015 - Who's Doing the Best Job Saving for Retirement? (The Motley Fool)
9/13/2015 - Gaps in Earnings Stand Out in Release of College Data (The New York Times)
by djaworski on September 13, 2015 6:19 pm
On Saturday, the federal government solved that problem by releasing a huge set of new data detailing the earnings of people who attended nearly every college and university in America. Although it abandoned efforts to rate the quality of colleges, the federal government matched data from the federal student financial aid system to federal tax returns. The Department of Education was… Read more 9/13/2015 - Gaps in Earnings Stand Out in Release of College Data (The New York Times)
9/12/2015 - For Widows, Social Security System Can Provide Rude Shocks (The New York Times)
by djaworski on September 12, 2015 9:52 pm
What a widow or widower claims from Social Security, and when, can make a long-term difference in their lifetime benefits. Widows are entitled to the benefits they have earned based on their own work history, as well as survivor benefits, based on their deceased spouse’s work history — but they cannot collect both at the… Read more 9/12/2015 - For Widows, Social Security System Can Provide Rude Shocks (The New York Times)
9/11/2015 - Get Ready to Entrust Your Retirement to a Bot (Wired)
by djaworski on September 11, 2015 10:35 pm
Companies looking to offer retirement plans will soon have a new alternative. Automated investment adviser Betterment said today that it will soon offer a 401(k) platform for employers. In other words, your retirement fund may one day be run by code. The wealth management startup has made a name for itself in the past few years for its… Read more 9/11/2015 - Get Ready to Entrust Your Retirement to a Bot (Wired)
9/11/2015 - Migrants could help solve Europe's aging problem
by admin on September 11, 2015 6:35 pm
Concerns over the thousands of refugees entering Europe might have reached fever pitch, but many European politicians believe the newcomers are just what a rapidly aging Europe needs to thrive. Read the full article at CNBC.
9/11/2015 - Charting new intellectual, personal pathways at Stanford
by admin on September 11, 2015 5:17 pm
The first cohort of fellows in Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute described the program as invigorating, exciting and enriching, and “a real gift.” Read the full article at Stanford Report.
9/9/2015 - For some states, a focus on older workers (USA Today)
by djaworski on September 9, 2015 7:22 pm
Like the U.S. population overall, the American workforce is aging. According to a 2014 report by the U.S. Census Bureau, the labor force participation rate for people older than 65 reached 22.1 percent for men and 13.8 percent for women at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, compared to 17.7 percent and 9.4… Read more 9/9/2015 - For some states, a focus on older workers (USA Today)
9/9/2015 - Treatment From Brain Tissue May Have Spread Alzheimer's Protein
by admin on September 9, 2015 6:20 pm
It may be possible to transmit Alzheimer’s disease from one person to another, according to a study published Wednesday in Nature. But this would occur only in highly unusual circumstances involving direct exposure to brain tissue, scientists say. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).
9/9/2015 - First Evidence that Alzheimer’s Proteins May Have Passed from Person to Person
by admin on September 9, 2015 6:17 pm
Alzheimer’s isn’t contagious in the same way that colds are, but its hallmark proteins may be passed between people under certain circumstances In a breakthrough experiment described Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers in London report for the first time evidence that patients may have acquired the Alzheimer’s protein, amyloid, from a medical treatment. Read… Read more 9/9/2015 - First Evidence that Alzheimer’s Proteins May Have Passed from Person to Person
