April 11, 2016

Your weekly link to grown-up news and information from newspaper and

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IN THIS ISSUE

Health

Medicine

Mind

Medicare

Money

Taxes

Retirement

Social Security

Scams

Housing

HEALTH:

How Marriage Can Affect Your Heart Health: Love gone wrong can result in a broken heart. Turns out that's more than just metaphor. Marriages really do affect your heart health. Grandparents.com, April 4.

Death of Loved One May Trigger Heart Rhythm Trouble: Losing your nearest and dearest may break your heart, literally. HealthDay, April 6.

A Teachable Moment on the Need for Colon Cancer Screening: Traditional colonoscopy is best at finding cancer. Less invasive screenings are not as definitive, but they're better than nothing. The New York Times, April 4.

Baby Boomers, Are You Fit For Everyday Life? Old age isn't what it used to be. Our expectations have changed from dying at 75 to living well into our 90s and even to 100. Chicago Tribune, April 8.

Want a Healthy Body? It's All About That Fat and Muscle, Not Your BMI: You know your body weight. You may even know your BMI, or body mass index. But do you know what your body is made of? USA Today, April 3.

Underactive Thyroid May Raise Odds for Type 2 Diabetes: Experts say many thyroid patients are already checked for the blood sugar disease. HealthDay, April 4.

Booster Shots Recommended for Seniors: Most people think that vaccinations are just for kids, but adults, especially seniors need their shots too. The Huffington Post, April 4.

MEDICINE:
Keeping Drug Costs Down in Retirement: When you are retired and on Medicare, you'll still have to pay a share of health-care expenses out of pocket - and those expenses will likely consume much of your Social Security benefits and retirement savings. CNBC, April 5.

MIND:
Walk, Jog or Dance: It's All Good for the Aging Brain: New evidence that physical activity can forestall the mental decline in aging brains. The New York Times, April 7.

MEDICARE:
How Good Is Medicare Advantage? Medicare Advantage, a managed care variant of the Medicare health insurance program for retirees, now claims about one senior in three and many experts peg it for fast growth. MainSt.com, April 7.

MONEY:

How to Catch Up if You're Behind on Retirement Savings: You can significantly improve your nest egg in the years leading up to retirement. US News and World Report, April 6.

New Rules Force Financial Advisers to do What's Best for Their Clients:

Six years in the making, rules to force financial advisers to do what's best for their clients - rather than themselves - are finally a reality, and they could potentially save investors $40 billion over 10 years. USA Today, April 6.

How the Fiduciary Rule Works: All advisors now have to put your interests first. CNBC, April 6.

7 Ways to Master Obama's New Investing Rule: When the Obama administration released its new investing regulations aimed at protecting retirement savers from conflicted advice, its name - "fiduciary rule" - doubtless flummoxed some. CNBC, April 7.

Gray Divorce Can Drag Both Parties into the Red: Divorce is not good for your retirement. That nest egg you worked so hard to accumulate must now be split and support two households instead of one. The Washington Post, 4/8.

TAXES:

What Triggers Extra Taxes on Baby Boomers? Baby Boomers have had practice filing income tax returns for decades, but their tax dollars can fly out the window if they don't pay attention to some very specific rules that apply to retirees. USA Today, April 10.

11 Ways to Cut Your Taxes in Retirement: Retirement is

supposed to be about doing what you've always wanted to do after decades in the workforce. So, how do you feel about tax preparation? MarketWatch, April 7.

RETIREMENT:

3 Retirement Questions You're Probably Not Asking: When it comes to retirement planning, we tend to focus on accumulating assets and making sure we spend our money wisely. But beyond the numbers, should we be considering other issues. Money, April 5.

Nothing Saved? Retire Here for $1,500 a Month:

The online global retirement and relocation emporium has researched five countries where American retirees can live comfortably for just $1,200 to $1,500 a month. CNBC, April 7.

The Best Places To Retire In 2016: Retirement represents a period of change. For most people, that means less income, but more time to do what they choose. Forbes, April 4.

SOCIAL SECURITY:

Why You Should Check Your Social Security Statement Today: Understand your future benefits, both for yourself and your family. Money, April 7.

This Social Security Claiming Strategy Will Soon Disappear: If you suspend your Social Security payments, spousal payments will also stop beginning April 30. US News and World Report, April 4.

Should I Take Social Security at Age 62? Let's look at the factors involved in making this key decision -- which doesn't always come down to a strict maximizing-your-dollars calculation. The Motley Fool, April 4.

SCAMS:
How to Find Out if Your Elderly Parents are Being Scammed: The average older victim of financial exploitation loses $120,303. MarketWatch, April 8.

HOUSING:
Multigenerational Homes That Fit Just Right: As more American parents, their grown children and their grandchildren live together, homebuilders accommodate the demand with specially designed houses. The New York Times, April 8.

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