Seniors

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BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Dexter Roberts	The Great Wail Of China Disastrous pension predicaments are an example of the tremendous challenges facing a rapidly aging but still relatively poor China.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Gail Edmondson	Retire? More Finns Are Thinking Twice No question, even Finland has plenty of work ahead. But the wake-up call has spurred companies to experiment as never before with getting the best out of older workers.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Geri Smith	Mexico: A Pension Patchwork With Big Holes Most Mexican's face a bleak future. Today, 52% of Mexico's senior citizens live in poverty. Over the next 20 years the population age 65 and over will more than double, and more than half will have no old-age pension.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Social Security President Bush and other free-market advocates are suggesting the most sweeping change to this core social program since its inception. But are private accounts a good idea?
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Peter Coy	Lesson From Abroad: Make Them Mandatory At first blush it seems fair and reasonable to let Americans opt in or out of personal accounts. But if the experience of other nations is any guide, personal accounts usually work better when they're mandatory.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005	John Snow: "Let's Get It Fixed Forever" The Treasury Secretary lays out the Administration's reasons for pushing private investment accounts for Social Security.
Financial Advisor January 2005 Evan Simonoff	Editor's Note Opponents of privatizing Social Security are arguing that if professional pension funds can't succeed, what hope is there for individuals? Not much, assuming individuals engage in all the shenanigans the pros have.
Financial Advisor January 2005 Gregory Bresiger	Rewritting The Rules Many older Americans don't plan to retire-either because they want to, or have to stay working. It's expected that many baby boomers are going to need financial planning and advice, but not the kind that their grandparents and parents did.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004	What Funerals Cost Can you afford to put yourself in the ground?
Geotimes November 2004 Joseph Richard Gutheinz	In Search of the Goodwill Moon Rocks: A Personal Account This senior special agent with NASA's Office of Inspector General was to locate and stop the predators who feed on the elderly by selling them bogus moon rocks, often for the victim's life savings.
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