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FH Boom Daily Digest – April 21, 2010

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Brain Games Don't Make You Smarter, Reduce Dementia Risk
Michelle Fay Cortez
Bloomberg
April 21, 2010

Overview: "Playing memory, reasoning or other brain games won't make you smarter or mentally stronger, researchers said."
http://tinyurl.com/yylalmj

Editorial: Home care programs pay off
Phyllis A. Wang
Ithaca Journal
April 21, 2010

Overview: Aging Baby Boomers, the need for affordable care options and the desire to remain in the comfort and security of home make home and community-based care programs a sensible investment."
http://tinyurl.com/y4nzzdz

Disability a great learning tool for life
Robert David Hall
CNN
April 21, 2010

Overview: "Trying to answer the question "Who am I?" is a tricky undertaking. I tend to despise labels, but it's probably helpful to have some idea of who you perceive yourself to be and how others perceive you."
http://tinyurl.com/y4ymd4z

Boomer Nest Egg Anxiety: Will it Produce Enough Monthly Income?
Carla Fried
CBS MoneyWatch
April 20, 2010

Overview: " 'My latest data point for Boomer Nest Egg Withdrawal Anxiety is the just-released Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly Survey that checks the pulse, if not the dream cycle, of individuals with at least $250,000 in investable assets (not including home equity.) According to the survey, 73 percent of Baby Boomers between the ages of 51-64 are most concerned with "Ensuring my Retirement Assets Will Last Throughout my Lifetime.'"
http://tinyurl.com/y55n7nv

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