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3/9/2015 - The Far-Reaching Effects of a Fall

by on March 9, 2015 6:08 pm
Those 65 and older constitute about 13 percent of the population but account for three-fourths of all deaths caused by falls. About 40 percent in this age group fall at least once a year; one in 40 of them end up in the hospital, after which only half are still alive a year later. Read… Read more 3/9/2015 - The Far-Reaching Effects of a Fall
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3/9/2015 - America’s boomers and undocumented immigrants need each other

by on March 9, 2015 6:02 pm
Ai-Jen Poo, author of “The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America,” argues that Mr. Obama’s executive order on immigration is essential to sustaining the workforce needed to support aging boomers. Read the full article at PBS NewsHour.
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3/9/2015 - Aging Population

by on March 9, 2015 5:59 pm
The world is getting older. Imagine a graph that looks like a steep mountain trail. We are climbing at a rapid rate to an unprecedented increase in the aging population. The world will contain one billion people over 60 by the year 2020. Read the full article at Huffington Post.
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3/8/2015 - Securing Retirement Income with Annuities (USA Today)

by on March 9, 2015 5:39 pm
The ultimate goal of retirement planning is to have a sufficient income for as long as you live. One possible strategy to help you with that goal is to invest a part of your 401(k) in a longevity annuity. Here, you pay a premium to an insurance company in exchange for a lifetime income that… Read more 3/8/2015 - Securing Retirement Income with Annuities (USA Today)
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3/6/2015 - Retirement in a Community, but Which One? (The New York Times)

by on March 9, 2015 5:37 pm
Choosing where to live could be the single most important and difficult decision retirees will make. While it’s not impossible to undo a wrong decision, making the right one the first time is far less painful, emotionally and financially. As baby boomers move toward retirement or plan for it, 4.5 percent of those ages 55 to 65… Read more 3/6/2015 - Retirement in a Community, but Which One? (The New York Times)
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3/6/2015 - As You Near Retirement, Capitalize on Market Opportunities (U.S. News & World Report)

by on March 9, 2015 5:29 pm
At the end of 2014, there was a steady stream of reporting around the strength of the U.S. economy: the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index reached new highs in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Nasdaq Composite index hit its best point since the 1990s technology bubble and the U.S.… Read more 3/6/2015 - As You Near Retirement, Capitalize on Market Opportunities (U.S. News & World Report)
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Stanford launches smartphone app to study heart health

by on March 9, 2015 4:52 pm
A free iPhone app allows users to contribute to a study of human heart health while learning about the health of their own hearts, and uses a new software framework developed by Apple. Read the full article at Stanford Medicine. MAR 92015 R
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3/6/2015 - Retirement in a Community. But Which One?

by on March 6, 2015 5:58 pm
Choosing where to live could be the single most important and difficult decision retirees will make. While it’s not impossible to undo a wrong decision, making the right one the first time is far less painful, emotionally and financially. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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3/6/2015 - Older and wiser? Some brain functions improve as we age

by on March 6, 2015 5:52 pm
There is hope for aging baby boomers. The ability to recall names and faces with lightning speed may start to fade in one’s 20s, but our capability to perform other functions, such as learning new words, doesn’t peak until decades later, according to a new study by Boston scientists. Read the full article at The… Read more 3/6/2015 - Older and wiser? Some brain functions improve as we age
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3/5/2015 - Behavioral Therapy Helps More Than Drugs For Dementia Patients

by on March 5, 2015 10:37 pm
Antipsychotics are much less effective than non-drug treatments in controlling the symptoms of dementia, according to a study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).