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6/10/2015 - Why Longevity Isn't Just A Numbers Game

by on June 10, 2015 7:25 pm
“A 20-year-old male today has a better chance of having a living grandmother than a 20-year-old in 1900 had of having a living mother.” That’s according to Lauren Carstensen, director of Stanford’s Center on Longevity, who spoke during a panel on longevity at FORBES’ third annual Women’s Summit, a gathering of hundreds of women leaders… Read more 6/10/2015 - Why Longevity Isn't Just A Numbers Game

6/9/2015 - Justice Department Takes Down Barriers in Retirement Homes

by on June 9, 2015 6:41 pm
Though complaints of discrimination or segregation more commonly crop up at communities whose residents have very different functional abilities, the Fair Housing Act applies to any senior housing or care facility — and the Justice Department clearly wants administrators to know it’s paying attention. Read the full article at The New York Times.  
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6/8/2015 - Countdown to Retirement: Dos and Don'ts for Your Final Working Year

by on June 8, 2015 5:05 pm
Some 4 million baby boomers are expected to retire in the next year. If you’re one of them, you need to make sure you’re on solid ground before exiting the workforce. Otherwise, you could find yourself without a job and without enough monthly income to cover your expenses. Retiring has the potential to affect everything… Read more 6/8/2015 - Countdown to Retirement: Dos and Don'ts for Your Final Working Year
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6/8/2015 - How to Boost Your Retirement Confidence (U.S. News & Report)

by on June 8, 2015 4:36 pm
People are feeling better about retirement than they were just a few years ago – although they’re still not as confident as they were back in the halcyon days of the 1990s, according to a recent survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Today, almost 60 percent of American workers are confident that their preparations for retirement… Read more 6/8/2015 - How to Boost Your Retirement Confidence (U.S. News & Report)

6/7/2015 - A Group Portrait of New York’s ‘Oldest Old’

by on June 7, 2015 8:40 pm
People age 85 and above are one of the city’s fastest growing groups, but they are almost invisible. Six New Yorkers share their stories of love, pain and abrupt change. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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6/7/2015 - New study reminds us that Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement (The Guardian)

by on June 7, 2015 5:45 pm
Are we all in denial or is it simply impossible to save enough for retirement? Is it some kind of toxic combination of the two? Whatever the reason, yet another study – this one from no less an authority than the non-partisan US government accountability office (GAO) – is here to remind us that we’re… Read more 6/7/2015 - New study reminds us that Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement (The Guardian)

6/7/2015 - Don't let dementia derail financial goals

by on June 7, 2015 5:00 pm
Millions of Americans suffer from some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, and their loved ones and caregivers need to understand their particular financial planning challenges and needs, investment experts say. Read the full article at USA Today.
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6/6/2015 - Want a healthy, rich retirement? Keep working (U.S. News & Report)

by on June 6, 2015 4:49 pm
Easing into retirement is important not just for marital health, but for mental and physical health as well, says Laura Scharr-Bykowsky, a financial planner in Columbia, South Carolina, who has seen this play out with her clients. “When people just cold-turkey retire,” Scharr-Bykowsky says, “they often have anincrease in depression or problems with their spouse, or they… Read more 6/6/2015 - Want a healthy, rich retirement? Keep working (U.S. News & Report)
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6/5/2015 - Culture may influence how women experience menopause

by on June 5, 2015 9:11 pm
Even though hormonal changes after menopause produce similar symptoms in many women, cultural differences can still shape how people experience this stage of life, a study suggests. Read the full article at Reuters.
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6/5/2015 - More evidence of America's shortfall in retirement savings (CBS MoneyWatch)

by on June 5, 2015 7:51 pm
“Most households approaching retirement have low savings.” That’s the no-nonsense title of a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement security. Here are a few of its sobering results: About half of all households age 55 and over have no retirement savings. Many older households don’t have other financial resources to tap during… Read more 6/5/2015 - More evidence of America's shortfall in retirement savings (CBS MoneyWatch)