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3/21/2015 - Are you financially ready for retirement (USA Today)?

by on March 23, 2015 4:20 pm
Researchers and others say only half of households in the USA are financially prepared for retirement. The other half, not so much. Other research, however, shows that only one in 10 households — if you factor in less spending after your children move out and falling expenses in retirement — are at risk of not… Read more 3/21/2015 - Are you financially ready for retirement (USA Today)?
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3/20/2015 - Japan's Recovery is Complicated by a Decline in Household Savings (The New York Times)

by on March 23, 2015 4:17 pm
It is an increasingly common refrain in Japan — and one that complicates the government’s efforts to revitalize the country’s economy. The country’s savings rate, long one of the highest in the world, is now below zero. In short, Japan’s citizens are spending more than they earn. By comparison, the rate in the United States, where… Read more 3/20/2015 - Japan's Recovery is Complicated by a Decline in Household Savings (The New York Times)
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3/23/2015 - Global collaboration leads to discovery of insulin-resistance mutation

by on March 23, 2015 3:43 pm
An international team led by Stanford researchers  has discovered a gene associated with insulin resistance, a condition in which the body doesn’t use insulin properly. Read the full article at Stanford Medicine.
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3/23/2015 - The Scale of Financial Abuse of Seniors Will Shock You

by on March 23, 2015 4:06 am
Financial abuse of senior citizens has been estimated to cost its victims $2.9 billion a year. It is hard to estimate the scope of the problem, as financial fraud is underreported due to embarrassment, hopelessness, or the victims’ lac of awareness. With new, detailed financial data collected from family caregivers of older Americans, however, a… Read more 3/23/2015 - The Scale of Financial Abuse of Seniors Will Shock You
FINALS

Design Challenge Finals!

by on March 22, 2015 10:33 pm
Our expert judges have chosen the top eight teams, and this day-long event will bring them together to determine the winners of the cash prizes. The day will feature keynotes and talks from leading experts in academia and industry.
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3/20/2015 - Biogen Reports Its Alzheimer’s Drug Sharply Slowed Cognitive Decline

by on March 20, 2015 11:10 pm
An experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease sharply slowed the decline in mental function in a small clinical trial, researchers reported Friday, reviving hopes for an approach to therapy that until now has experienced repeated failures. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality? (CBS Moneywatch)

by on March 20, 2015 4:37 pm
To work or not to work? That is the retirement planning question. Let’s take a closer look at this modern-day riff on the famous line in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” where Prince Hamlet laments about life’s unfairness but reflects that the alternative (not being alive) could be worse. Lately, many analysts and journalists have written about the necessity of… Read more 3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality? (CBS Moneywatch)
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3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality?

by on March 20, 2015 1:58 am
To work or not to work? That is the retirement planning question. Let’s take a closer look at this modern-day riff on the famous line in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” where Prince Hamlet laments about life’s unfairness but reflects that the alternative (not being alive) could be worse. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research… Read more 3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality?
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3/19/2015 - What you need to know about the high cost of retirement (MarketWatch)

by on March 19, 2015 5:08 pm
As you enter retirement, spending habits tend to change drastically. Most couples spend less on dry-cleaning, commuting and clothing, while outlays for health insurance, — which likely falls squarely on family rather than an employer — travel and leisure activities tend to increase. Food and energy consumption tend to remain relatively steady. While this might… Read more 3/19/2015 - What you need to know about the high cost of retirement (MarketWatch)
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3/19/2015 - More Americans Opt for Risky Long-Term Car Loans (NPR)

by on March 19, 2015 4:59 pm
Six-year car loans used to be in the minority. They’re now the norm and loans of seven or eight years are even becoming popular. New car sales in the U.S. are booming and longer car loans are playing a role. Nearly a third of new loans are now 74 months or longer. But some worry… Read more 3/19/2015 - More Americans Opt for Risky Long-Term Car Loans (NPR)