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Are Your Electronic Social Security Benefits Safe?

Posted on 06/19/2013 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | WorkAs Social Security paper checks have been replaced by electronic bank deposits, something unexpected and alarming has occurred. Thieves are increasingly stealing beneficiaries’ payments by rerouting them into their own accounts or onto a debit card. Between October 2011 and June 2013, an astounding $28 million in benefit payments had been stolen. On June 19, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging brought together a panel of advocates and victims to examine the issue and figure out what can be …

Isabel Benham: Wall Street Pioneer

Posted on 06/18/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Legacy | WorkIsabel Benham was the first woman to become a partner at a Wall Street bond firm, but it wasn’t easy. When she graduated from Bryn Mawr with a degree in economics in 1931, a dean at the school gave her some advice on how to get a job in the financial industry: Learn to type. Others were more dismissive. “Go home to mother, join the Junior League, get married and live happily ever after,” she recalled them saying. Fortunately, Benham, …

These Best Employers Value Workers Over 50

Posted on 06/17/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

WorkEver ask someone a simple question about where they work and before you know it, they’ve gushed for five minutes about how much they love what they do? A great employer can make all the difference between starting Monday with pep in your step — or not. We’re betting that employees who work for one of the AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50 award winners aren’t shy about telling others what makes their workplace so good. This unique awards …

Supporting Family Caregivers With Leave Policies in the Workplace

Posted on 06/17/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Public Policy Institute | WorkMy sisters and I are long-distance caregivers for our 92-year old mom. We have already experienced this profound caregiving journey, having cared for our dad for nearly seven years before he died at age 94. We know how overwhelming and stressful it can be to juggle work and caregiving responsibilities. But my sisters and I are far from alone. Many of my work friends and colleagues are family caregivers too. Nearly two out of three (62%) workers aged 45 to …

Retirement Saving: Let’s Do It Like the Aussies

Posted on 06/10/2013 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | Work  Retiring in Australia appears to be much more pleasurable than in the United States — and it has nothing to do with gathering around the barbie and watching marsupials romp. Most workers who retire in the land Down Under apparently don’t have to worry so much about outliving their savings. That’s because about 90 percent of the workforce has a retirement savings account, and contributing to it is mandatory. Yep, you read that correctly. Most workers sock away at least …

More Older Workers Landed Jobs in May

Posted on 06/7/2013 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | WorkGood news on the jobs front. Businesses created a not-too-shabby 175,000 jobs in May, pushing down the unemployment rate for older workers, though women fared better than men. Among all workers age 55 and older, the jobless rate fell to 5.3 percent last month from 5.5 percent in April, the government reported Friday. Older women drove that trend. Their unemployment rate slid to 4.3 percent in May from 4.8 percent the month before. Among men in that age group, the unemployment …

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