A new study from the Society of Actuaries finds that the vast majority of women haven’t done the financial planning necessary to live comfortably for their full lifespan. Women outlive men by an average of four years so they have a critical need to plan for inflation, health expenses and long-term care needs. The study [...] [...more]
A new report by one of the nation’s most respected retirement research groups confirms the worst fears of pre-retirement Americans: Many of us are on track to run out of money before we run out of years to live. That’s the top-line finding of the 2010 Retirement Readiness Rating from the Employee Benefit Research Institute [...] [...more]
People are genuinely afraid of outliving their money in hard times, but solutions are available. I talked about longevity risk recently with Marci Alboher of Encore.org for a Q&A about my new book, The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security. An American man turning age 65 in 1940-just a few years after Social Security was [...] [...more]
Name this body part: It weighs two to four pounds, is composed of 60 percent fat and consumes 25 percent of the blood pumped by every beat of your heart. It may be the most critical organ in your body for healthy aging. We’re talking about your brain, and the fun facts above are courtesy [...] [...more]
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. [...] [...more]
