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How to Age Well
Baby Boomers are the most depressed adult age group in the country, says an article in The Atlantic. The article focuses on women, but what it says applies to men, though it says women have more depression thanmen. Baby Boomers women shouldn’t be depressed, because they’ve been a special generation. Women, in particular, had more […]
Thinking Differently as We Age
People’s attitudes and emotions change through life. As a general rule, researchers concluded that people worry less and have fewer other negative emotions as they age. Some think it’s a coping mechanism, while others think as we go through life we learn to focus on positive things. They say older people tend to live in […]
Aging at Home
While the media often portray people as downsizing and moving as they age, most people resist. They want to remain in the homes they’ve grown comfortable in over the years. They also want to remain in the same communities where they have ties. It’s not an impossible dream. You don’t have to move simply because […]
More Retirement Mistakes to Avoid
There are more than five retirement mistakes to avoid. Christine Benz of Morningstar added to the five mistakes I linked to in the previous post. Again, these are refreshers of issues we discussed in detail in our past visits in Retirement Watch and will discuss in detail in the future. Read Benz’s capsules here. 2. Failing […]
Five Common Retirement Mistakes
Most people get at least some aspect of retirement wrong. The key mistakes are made with some frequency. Your retirement will improve if you focus on avoiding common mistakes. Christine Benz of Morningstar recently wrote a post on five key retirement mistakes to avoid. These are summaries of themes we’ve addressed in Retirement Watch many […]
Avoiding “Senior Moments”
Staying mentally sharp interests many people on the silver side of age 50. The New York Times Magazine explored several aspects of keeping your brain healthy recently. In one piece, the Times explored the possibility that intelligence can be increased through training, even as we age. How, then, could watching black cats in a haunted […]
Estimating Life Expectancy – Some New Data
You can’t do a retirement planning without an estimate of how long retirement will last. There’s no way, of course, to know how long you’ll live. But you can establish some probabilities. Interestingly there’s some new data on life expectancy and death rates as we age. For about a couple of centuries, statisticians believed death […]
The Health/Wealth Connection and Life Expectancy
Do wealthier people really live longer than everyone else? If so, why? The research indicates a clear connection between wealth and health. Wealthier people tend to live longer, healthier lives than poorer people. Is it the wealth that makes people healthier? Or do the traits that are likely to increase wealth also contribute to better […]
