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7/7/2015 - Are You Aging Slower of Faster than Your Friends?
by admin on July 7, 2015 10:06 pm
Looking around at a 20th high school reunion, you might notice something puzzling about your classmates. Although they were all born within months of each other, these 38-year-olds appear to be aging at different rates. Indeed they are, say the leaders of a large long-term human health study in New Zealand that has sought clues… Read more 7/7/2015 - Are You Aging Slower of Faster than Your Friends?
7/6/2015 - Gen X, Baby Boomers see credit cards as a lifeline (USA Today)
by djaworski on July 7, 2015 12:54 am
Generation X, weighed down by debt, is unfortunately growing accustomed to the burden. Gen Xers — and their older, Baby Boomer peers — see credit cards as a lifeline, according to a new study from Allianz Life.Of the 1,000 Gen Xers age 35 to 48, and 1,000 Boomers ages 49-67 surveyed, 48% say that credit cards… Read more 7/6/2015 - Gen X, Baby Boomers see credit cards as a lifeline (USA Today)
7/6/2015 - How soaring student debt threatens a vulnerable set: Americans over 60 (The Guardian)
by djaworski on July 6, 2015 8:49 pm
Over the last 10 years, it is Americans over the age of 60 who have seen their student loan debt grow at the fastest rate of any demographic group, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. By 2014 that sum had hit $58bn, up from a mere $6bn in 2004. The increase in… Read more 7/6/2015 - How soaring student debt threatens a vulnerable set: Americans over 60 (The Guardian)
7/6/2015 - 'Old-age protein' may cause memory loss
by admin on July 6, 2015 8:21 pm
The next time you forget where you left your car keys, you might be able blame an immune protein that builds up in your blood as you age. The protein impairs the formation of new brain cells and contributes to age-related memory loss—at least in mice, according to a new study. Blocking it could help… Read more 7/6/2015 - 'Old-age protein' may cause memory loss
7/5/2015 - Dementia and gender: Looking past age
by admin on July 5, 2015 3:18 pm
Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption that it’s just because they tend to live longer than men. Read the full article at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
7/4/2015 - Millennials go house hunting at last (Cincinnati.com)
by djaworski on July 4, 2015 12:34 am
For the second year in a row, millennials were the largest group of home buyers, beating out Generation X (35 to 49 year olds), baby boomers (50 to 59 year olds), and older boomers, (60 to 68 year olds), a recent study by the National Association of Realtors shows. The study found that millennials composed 32 percent… Read more 7/4/2015 - Millennials go house hunting at last (Cincinnati.com)
7/3/2015 - Medicare and Medicaid at 50 (The New York Times)
by djaworski on July 3, 2015 8:53 pm
Medicare and Medicaid, the two mainstays of government health insurance, turn 50 this month, having made it possible for most Americans in poverty and old age to get medical care. Its achievement in improving life expectancy and reducing poverty among the elderly has been enormous. Before Medicare, almost half of all Americans 65 and older… Read more 7/3/2015 - Medicare and Medicaid at 50 (The New York Times)
7/2/2015 - 5 biggest financial mistakes Gen X and Gen Y make (MarketWatch)
by djaworski on July 2, 2015 10:24 pm
The biggest looming threat to Gen Xers, however, is not access to affordable investment advice. Rather, it’s their lack of savings for retirement. And it’s a threat made even worse if you consider the possibility that Social Security might not be available in its current state for their retirement. Social Security benefits are expected to be… Read more 7/2/2015 - 5 biggest financial mistakes Gen X and Gen Y make (MarketWatch)
7/1/2015 - Older Athletes Have a Strikingly Young Fitness Age
by admin on July 1, 2015 8:30 pm
Older athletes can be much younger, physically, than they are in real life, according to a new study of participants in the coming Senior Olympics. The study found that the athletes’ fitness age is typically 20 years or more younger than their chronological age, providing a clear inspiration to the rest of us to get… Read more 7/1/2015 - Older Athletes Have a Strikingly Young Fitness Age
6/30/2015 - Finance Apps: Who Are the Real Power Users? (Financial Planning)
by djaworski on July 1, 2015 4:24 pm
It’s no surprise that millennials are taking to financial apps more than any other group of high-net-worth investors. But when it comes to wealth management, personal finance or even spending tracking — Gen Xers and boomers are more actively engaged. “As instant access to information and the firms they deal with is a key driving… Read more 6/30/2015 - Finance Apps: Who Are the Real Power Users? (Financial Planning)
