Cases of elder financial abuse often are perpetrated by family, friends, neighbors and caregivers, reports Michelle Singletary, columnist at The Washington Post. Singletary reports here on a recent report from the MetLife Mature Market Institute, “Broken Trust: Elders, Family, and Finances.” According to the report, 55 percent of financial fraud on elders is committed by [...] [...more]
Just for fun this morning, Gail Collins’ column in The New York Times: “On Tuesday, a 10-year-old Sussex spaniel named Stump won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club, becoming the oldest dog to win the title in the show’s 133-year history. Yet another sign of the emerging trend of 2009: Old is in.” [...] [...more]
You plan your retirement savings. You probably have some plans for retirement travel. Maybe you’ve got a plan for the dream retirement home. But are you planning your retirement body? If not, it’s time to get busy. “It’s possible to envision the kind of physical body that we want to have in retirement,” says author [...] [...more]
