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7/26/2015 - Raising Floor for Minimum Wage Pushes Economy Into the Unknown (The New York Times)

by on July 27, 2015 4:06 pm
 The fight for a $15 minimum wage has gained momentum in New York, California and other places around the country in recent months. But as a national strategy to raise incomes at the bottom of the pay scale, it faces major obstacles, both political and economic. In many states, particularly those governed by Republicans in… Read more 7/26/2015 - Raising Floor for Minimum Wage Pushes Economy Into the Unknown (The New York Times)
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7/27/2015 - A new drug being tested raises hopes for people with Alzheimer's

by on July 27, 2015 2:59 pm
More than five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and according to the Alzheimer’s Association, 15.5 million Americans are currently caring for them. A new drug might provide some hope for those showing very early symptoms of the disease. This monthy, at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly… Read more 7/27/2015 - A new drug being tested raises hopes for people with Alzheimer's
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7/25/2015 - Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death

by on July 25, 2015 3:57 am
Medicare announced plans this month to reimburse doctors for talking with patients about what treatments they want — and don’t want — toward the end of life. This sensible, long-overdue proposal is likely to have a very wide impact. About 80 percent of people who die in the United States each year are covered by… Read more 7/25/2015 - Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death
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7/25/2015 - 7 steps to a financially secure retirement (USA Today)

by on July 25, 2015 12:43 am
If certified financial planner Ray LeVitre could give people one piece of advice when it comes to planning for retirement it would be this: Get a written financial plan. Everyone needs one — no matter what your income level, savings, investments or age, says LeVitre, author of 20 Retirement Decisions You Need to Make Right Now.… Read more 7/25/2015 - 7 steps to a financially secure retirement (USA Today)
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7/24/2015 - Salary Gap Widens as Top Workers in Specialized Fields Reap Rewards (The New York Times)

by on July 24, 2015 10:04 pm
The very different treatment accorded employees at the very top versus those in the bottom or middle ranks has become a fact of life at corporate offices, law and accounting firms, and other white-collar bastions across the country. For the first time since the economic recovery began six years ago, white-collar professionals with specialized skills… Read more 7/24/2015 - Salary Gap Widens as Top Workers in Specialized Fields Reap Rewards (The New York Times)

7/24/2015 - The coming Alzheimer’s crisis in America

by on July 24, 2015 4:00 am
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, by 2050, 13.8 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s disease, at a cost of $1.1 trillion per year, mostly to Medicare and Medicaid. Today, by comparison, 5.3 million have the disease. Read the full article at The Washington Post.
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7/23/2015 - State and local pension funding improved in 2014 (MarketWatch)

by on July 23, 2015 9:49 pm
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College just released a 2014 updateof the funded status of the 150 state and local plans in the Public Plans Database. For the first time since the financial crisis of 2008, funding improved, with the aggregate funded ratio rising from 72 to 74 percent under the old Governmental Accounting Standards… Read more 7/23/2015 - State and local pension funding improved in 2014 (MarketWatch)
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7/23/2015 - Younger Adults With Alzheimer's Are Key To Drug Search

by on July 23, 2015 1:45 pm
The face of Alzheimer’s isn’t always old. Sometimes it belongs to someone like Giedre Cohen, who is 37, yet struggles to remember her own name. People like Giedre have a rare gene mutation that causes symptoms of Alzheimer’s to appear before they turn 60. Until recently, people who inherited this gene had no hope of… Read more 7/23/2015 - Younger Adults With Alzheimer's Are Key To Drug Search
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7/22/2015 - Is Your Social Security Safe? (Newsweek)

by on July 22, 2015 10:47 pm
Obamacare has breathed temporary new life into Medicare, but the program, along with Social Security, is still on track to run out of money within 20 years, trustees of the programs announced Wednesday.Their regular reporting of the fiscal health of the nation’s most popular social programs gives both Republicans and Democrats ammunition to make their… Read more 7/22/2015 - Is Your Social Security Safe? (Newsweek)
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7/21/2015 - Why Millennials Aren’t Saving More for Retirement (Time)

by on July 21, 2015 5:58 pm
Another Millennial myth may be biting the dust. Apparently, millennials have better retirement saving habits than Baby Boomers. Millennials save 8% of their paycheck for retirement, according to a recent survey from T. Rowe Price. Baby boomers are just slightly ahead at 9%. The only reason millennials aren’t saving even more is that they have… Read more 7/21/2015 - Why Millennials Aren’t Saving More for Retirement (Time)