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Boomers are embracing team sports and other fitness activities much more than aging Americans of previous generations did. They're not just walking and running and joining gyms, but signing playing basketball and signing up for adult hockey leagues.
The Republican presidential candidate, who turned 65 yesterday, won't be enrolling in Medicare. Instead, Romney will keep his private health insurance, an aide said.
The average age of performers with New York's "Timeless Torches" dance troupe, by contrast, is about 60.
Picking Up The Tab For Family Visits: Travel professionals report an uptick in grandparents flying far-away grandkids in for a visit or paying for the whole family to vacation together.
Sociologists Wonder: Who Will Care For Single Seniors? A growing number of older men and women are "opting out" of marriage, the New York Times reports. Since the 1990s, the divorce rate for boomers has climbed more than 50 percent, even as it stabilized among other age groups. Meanwhile, less adults got married in the first place. The result is a surprising number of Americans in their 50s and 60s heading into old age sans spouse.
401(k) plans were supposed to fill in the gap left by the decline of traditional pensions. But retirement experts largely agree that the 401(k) plan has been sort of a failure.
Would you trade some of your pay for better retirement and health care benefits? A new survey from HR-consulting firm Towers Watson found more than half of U.S. workers would.
Fountaingrove Lodge in Santa Rosa, Calif., is a retirement community being built mainly for gay and lesbian seniors which will offer independent and assisted living facilities.
How much money will you need in retirement? Yes, it's a big"”and complicated"”question. Many retirement planning exercises start by asking you to figure out how much income you'll need to replace after you stop working. But looking solely at income isn't enough, says the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). A new report from the nonprofit research group considers the intersection of income, expenses and savings in retirement.
Annnnd one last time ... Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum took to the stage last night for the final GOP primary debate (this makes 20 of them, but who's counting?) of the 2012 election season. The next time one of these four men is debating before the nation, it will be…