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LONELINESS: The Invisible Epidemic

We have said repeatedly, on our website and in our radio broadcasts, that aging should be a family affair. After all, aging is not an option – but how we age is! And in our quest for independence, it is essential that we avoid the trap of loneliness. Here’s a startling fact, explained in this … Read more

Why more women will become a burden on their loved ones and what you can do to prevent it

Although poverty rates dropped from 35 percent in 1959 to 8.7 percent in 2011, a disproportionate number of those in poverty are women.  Elderly women 65 years old and older outnumber elderly men in the same age bracket three to two, making poverty and aging a women’s issue.  Normal transitions such as moving from married … Read more

Widowhood and poverty shouldn't go hand in hand but they often do

If you’re a financial advisor, take heed.  New York Life found that nearly 20 percent of widows who dropped a couple’s financial advisor after their spouse died, did so because they didn’t have a relationship with him or her.  The study didn’t say how many women stayed with the financial advisor despite being unhappy with … Read more

Loneliness has twice the impact on early death as obesity

Warm beaches, tropical sands, low cost retirement: what’s not to love when it comes to retiring overseas?  And the fact is that for some people, if you find a place that you connect with, you can retire on a Social Security check and feel well off.  (See below for other suggestions about retiring overseas).  However, … Read more

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