Worried about losing it as you age? Google it. Research by a leading scientist in the fields of memory and longevity suggests that searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning–and that searching the Web may help stimulate and boost brain function for certain people middle-aged and older. [...] [read full article…]
Health care, government and social service jobs offer the most attractive prospects for encore career switchers, according to New York Times business columnist David Leonhardt. Leonhardt was a guest speaker at this week’s seminar on encore careers sponsored by Civic Ventures. I’ve been auditing the seminar series, which is led by Marc Freedman, CEO of Civic Ventures and Nancy Morrow-Howell, a professor of [...] [read full article…]
Contribution limits for 2010 won’t change after all, despite the earlier threat of a downward adjustment. Treasury Department officials announced this week that maximum contributes will remain at $16,500; catch-up contributions for workers 50 and older will stay at $5,500. The prospect of a reduction arose due to the low inflation rates we’ve been experiencing as [...] [read full article…]
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I’m auditing a seminar series this month on encore careers featuring Marc Freedman, CEO of Civic Ventures and Nancy Morrow-Howell, a professor of Social Work at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. The seminar is called “An Introduction to Encore Careers” and is sponsored by The New York Times Knowledge Network. Last week’s session [...] [read full article…]
