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How to Implement New Ideas for a Better Old Age 21 Aug 2013 | 03:18 am
On macro and micro levels, longer life is not working out. Almost all nations are aging and will confront the disruptive demographics of an aging society, some sooner than later. But no nation has it ...
Does Age Predict Technology Adoption? 28 Jul 2013 | 06:02 am
A common perception is that ‘older people’ (whatever age that is) do not adopt technology as quickly as younger users. It appears some preferences may be ageless. Consider the e-book or e-reader. Whet...
Early Retirement: A Bad Idea Back Again 18 Jun 2013 | 07:01 am
Youth unemployment has reached crisis levels in several European countries: 39% in Italy, 55% in Spain, and 60% in Greece. Now, early retirement, a so-called economic fix that I'd hoped was dead and b...
Graduation & Retirement: Three Strategies for Surviving Both 12 Jun 2013 | 08:06 am
It’s graduation season and young people everywhere are listening to speeches rife with promises of new beginnings. With one baby boomer turning 67 every seven to eight seconds, many older adults are e...
Graduation & Retirement: Three Strategies for Surviving Both 12 Jun 2013 | 08:06 am
It’s graduation season and young people everywhere are listening to speeches rife with promises of new beginnings. With one baby boomer turning 67 every seven to eight seconds, many older adults are e...
Innovations for a New Old Age - Slow But Coming 4 May 2013 | 12:25 am
It is happening...but as the quote often associated with discussions of innovation suggests, "the future is here, it is just not evenly distributed...." For years, I’ve predicted, promoted and pleaded...
Innovations for a New Old Age - Slow But Coming 4 May 2013 | 12:25 am
It is happening...but as the quote often associated with discussions of innovation suggests, "the future is here, it is just not evenly distributed...." For years, I’ve predicted, promoted and pleaded...
Is Retirement History? 23 Mar 2013 | 06:20 am
Associated Press reports that two Americans are somehow still receiving Civil War veterans’ benefits. Although I’m guessing that a good deal of the media coverage devoted to this discovery will deal w...
Is Retirement History? 23 Mar 2013 | 06:20 am
Associated Press reports that two Americans are somehow still receiving Civil War veterans’ benefits. Although I’m guessing that a good deal of the media coverage devoted to this discovery will deal w...
Cancer Deaths Are Down, Now the Rest of the Story 6 Feb 2013 | 07:58 am
Cancer deaths in the US are down 20% since they peaked in 1991, a new American Cancer Association study reports. That’s very good news, no matter how you assess the data. But it raises a question: how...
