"In The Big 100, journalist William J. Kole tackles the pressing questions of our super-aging future and offers an encouraging view of the reality that awaits us, our children, and our grandchildren. Countering a forbidding bleakness with profound policy, societal, and lifestyle solutions, The Big 100 flashes the brightness of a future few thought possible. New member of AARP and grandson of a centenarian, Kole explores the looming era of longevity...

"The need for care for elders and the disabled has never been greater and is only going to increase as populations live longer and available care resources become even more scarce. This is why it is crucial for people who may need care now or in the future, their families, and helping professionals to have a basic plan of action to ensure chaos doesn't ensue when care is needed. While in some cultures caring is a valued trait, that doesn't mean it...

"The issue of the future of Social Security, on which millions of Americans depend, produced great political theater at the State of the Union address. That highlighted a bigger problem of financing retirement as baby boomers seek to retire, often with limited resources. Many argue that the solution to the problem is for people to work longer. Teresa Ghilarducci, a noted expert on retirement, argues that the "working longer" idea is wrong, unnecessary,...