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By Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.   Around the time of my 77th birthday, I became aware that my life is in its fourth quarter and change is afoot. AI describes it as: The fourth quarter of life (typically ages 60–80+) is a time for reflection, intentional living, and purposeful aging, often…

By Barry Feigenbaum   Welcome back to Your Money Matters. In this installment, I want to discuss how your financial planning functions like a driving app on your phone; you know, like Google Maps or Waze. It’s a tool that tells us how to get to where we want to…

By Wally Klatch Grief-Growth   Grief is blackness. Grief is what was and will never be. Grief comes from the loss of many kinds of things. Grief accumulates with age. Grief can lower a person’s ability to function or can even be incapacitating.   Grief is a hole, and a…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus   The death of a spouse is not only heartbreaking. It can also thrust a woman into a maze of decisions she may not have expected to face alone. In the midst of grief, even routine money matters can feel unfamiliar. And…

By Louise Applebome   It was twenty years ago that I stepped outside the conventional box of security, comfort, routine, and the familiar, and into the realm of the unknown.   My employer at the time was looking to reduce its “force” (RIF) and was offering early retirement packages to…

By Kathleen Murphy Science says the first generation to use the internet now shows lower dementia risk   You may have heard that spending time on your smartphone or computer can change your brain — and not always for the good. That point of view is reflected in our language….

By Renee Langmuir   In a scientific attempt to measure whether animals are capable of perceiving a change in their physical appearance, scientists have used the Red Spot or Mirror Self-Recognition Test. In this test, a red spot is placed on an animal’s body where it cannot be seen unaided….

By Susanna P. Barton   At 87, actress and activist Jane Fonda says she doesn’t feel “like an old person,” doubling down that she actually feels “younger in all the ways that matter” as she moves – and inspires people of all ages! – into her 90s. In a recent…

By Alice Herb   So many people ask me what I do all day long since I no longer work. I always laugh, but it is a sardonic laugh. My typical reply is that each day of my so-called leisure makes me wonder how I ever had a full-time job, or…

By Dr. Marc Rothman What is GUIDE?    I’m often asked a question that has started coming up more and more from families and caregivers:    “What is this new Medicare GUIDE program I’m hearing about for dementia care?”    For many families caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or…