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3/12/2015 - An Overnight Nursing Home for Dementia Patients

by on March 12, 2015 8:21 pm
Many with Alzheimer’s are at their most active after dark. A New York care facility has launched an after-hours camp-style program to entertain them until the morning—and help their caregivers get some sleep. Read the full article at The Atlantic.
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3/12/2015 - 'Boomerang Kids' Are Ruining Their Parents' Retirement (NBC News)

by on March 12, 2015 8:07 pm
Those 65 years or older with financially independent children are more than twice as likely to be retired than people of the same age group who financially support their adult children, according to a new report that retirement market research firm Hearts & Wallets shared with CNBC.com.  That’s because those who are still supporting their… Read more 3/12/2015 - 'Boomerang Kids' Are Ruining Their Parents' Retirement (NBC News)
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3/11/2015 - Retirement Reality Is Catching Up With Me (The New York Times)

by on March 12, 2015 8:05 pm
Many people don’t invest for retirement at all, according to a report by the National Institute on Retirement Security. Some 45 percent of working-age households have no retirement account assets, while the overall national median retirement account balance is just $3,000. Read the full article in The New York Times.
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3/10/2015 - Obama Signs 'Student Aid Bill of Rights' to Help Protect Borrowers (The New York Times)

by on March 12, 2015 7:57 pm
 President Obama on Tuesday signed what he called a “Student Aid Bill of Rights” that he said would help students deal with the growing burden of college loans. With the memorandum, Mr. Obama directed federal agencies to take steps to make it easier for college students to finance their education, pay back their loans and avoid… Read more 3/10/2015 - Obama Signs 'Student Aid Bill of Rights' to Help Protect Borrowers (The New York Times)
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3/11/2015 - Training the Mind to Ward Off Falls

by on March 11, 2015 5:54 pm
Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older people, and physical activity is one of four steps recommended by organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help prevent them. But compared with the other three — adjusting medications, having one’s vision checked and creating a safe home environment — exercise… Read more 3/11/2015 - Training the Mind to Ward Off Falls
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3/11/2015 - Two Generations, Retired and Together

by on March 11, 2015 5:53 pm
“This is historically unprecedented, where you have older people and their still-older parents,” said Phyllis Moen, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota. “Families are having to figure out those intergenerational relationships.” Read the full article at The New York Times.
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3/11/2015 - Retirement Reality Is Catching Up With Me

by on March 11, 2015 5:44 pm
“I am an idiot. That, at least, is the impression I get from personal finance websites and magazines and books. They all seem to say I’m doing pretty much everything wrong when it comes to my financial life, basically because I don’t pay that much attention to my finances.” Read the full article at The… Read more 3/11/2015 - Retirement Reality Is Catching Up With Me
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3/11/2015 - The Rub: Remodel or Move?

by on March 11, 2015 5:42 pm
A wave of retirements among baby boomers in the coming decades will have a big impact on residential real estate, in ways that are upending some conventional assumptions. Baby boomers are working longer or opting for “phased” retirements, in which they work at least part time after leaving their primary careers. They are changing the… Read more 3/11/2015 - The Rub: Remodel or Move?
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3/10/2015 - The Numbers Add Up To This: Less and Less Opportunity for Poor Kids (NPR)

by on March 10, 2015 11:14 pm
In this country, all children are supposed to have a shot at success — a chance to jump “from rags to riches” in one generation.Even if riches remain out of reach, then the belief has been that every hard-working American should be able to go from poverty to the middle class. On Tuesday, a book… Read more 3/10/2015 - The Numbers Add Up To This: Less and Less Opportunity for Poor Kids (NPR)
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3/9/2015 - 4 Serious Retirement Plan Errors to Avoid (U.S. News & World Report)

by on March 9, 2015 7:37 pm
Tax-advantaged retirement plans provide many workers with a chance to save for the future and reduce their tax bill at the same time. Employer-sponsored retirement plans are easy to use, and many contributions are deducted from paychecks, so the investing becomes automatic. However, retirement accounts also require workers to make important decisions, and many investors make mistakes… Read more 3/9/2015 - 4 Serious Retirement Plan Errors to Avoid (U.S. News & World Report)