New England Retirees Face Rising Retirement Costs
A survey finds New Englanders are the most worried about financing retirement with high living costs, housing and taxes, distant retirement havens, and job insecurity shaping anxiety. The report based on Yankelovich poll paid by Phoenix Life notes 84 percent nationwide confident vs 72 percent in New England.
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Springfield
Mass
Bill McGee
New England
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
McGee
Yankee
Rowe
New
Afl-Cio Trade Union Council
New Hampshire
Yankelovich Partners
Norwalk
Conn
Phoenix Home Life
Hartford
Seniors Embrace Internet Use with Grandchild Chats
Ridge Spring's 68 year old Andy Hill shows seniors are joining the information superhighway. He uses email to talk with grandchildren in Arkansas and notes laptops and user friendly software ease the learning curve. Experts say seniors increasingly access medical info library catalogs and online services like SeniorCom.
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Andy Hill
Ridge Spring
Hill
Amelia
Torrie
Mike
Arkansas
Ma Bell
del Webb Corporation
Oull
SeniorCom
Shane Gillispie
Watchdog Media
Gillespie
Bob Fernekes
USC Aiken
Seniors Embrace Sex and Romance in Later Life
Knight Ridder reports a Secure Horizons survey showing 77 percent of seniors say sex remains as important as for younger people and 84 percent value romance. Stories of longtime couples, including a 50 year romance between Raymond and Marion McLaughlin, illustrate enduring affection and companionship in later years.
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Secure Horizons
Medicare Health Maintenance Organization
David Posley
Charlotte
Rose Garden
Westminster
Calif
Posley
Charlotte Posley
Alan Savitz
Savitz
Raymond
Marion McLaughlin
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Mariam Schiller
Yankelovich
Schiller
Mattie C. Hail
Mattie C. Hall
Laurens Street
North Aiken
South Carolina
Knight Ridder Service
Raymond McLaughlin
Marion
Belk Aiken Mall
Sun
Belk
Belk Specie Recognition Club
SA Club
Edward Jones
Cathy Kirkland
Barnwell Ave
Aiken, SC
Edward
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