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Week of January 28, 2012

Cities Ranked: Retirement Readiness

The most prepared and optimistic populations regarding retirement live in three California metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego. The least prepared and most pessimistic are (more)

States Ranked: Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior

The people of New Hampshire rank Number One for financial literacy while Alaskans exhibit the Number One best financial behavior according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. (more)

Ageless Homes

Wid Chapman and Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld recently published the book Unassisted Living: Ageless Homes for Later Life. One of the questions they address is “What do aging baby boomers want from housing that's different from previous generations?” (more)

Encore Entrepreneurs

Think-tank Civic Ventures suggests America’s most vigorous future entrepreneurial spirit will come from folks in their retirement years. (more)

AARP Social Security Benefits Calculator

AARP has announced the launch of its Social Security Benefits Calculator, a unique interactive tool designed to help people decide their best age for claiming Social Security benefits in the context of their financial goals. (more)

Turning 65

Approximately 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. (more)

Wanted: Old Hands

The oil and gas industry is facing a shortage of engineers with enough experience to take on project management roles. As a result, (more)

Don’t Fight City Hall

The City of Philadelphia has sent warning letters to about 2,500 retirees or their beneficiaries who are receiving city pension checks but owe the City nearly $13 million for unpaid real estate, business, and other taxes. (more)

Veterans’ Supermarket

A free, one-day veterans’ benefits "supermarket" and health fair will take place in Dalton, Georgia on December 7, 2011.(more)

Losing Leadership

Seventeen percent of Canadian companies expect to lose more than half their current leadership within the next five years, according to a Leger Marketing survey. (more)

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