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New Evidence That Retirement is a Thing of the Past (Forbes)
A new study conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the jobs site CareerBuilder.com reinforces a trend that has been building over the past several years: retirement no longer starts at age 65. Read more
Financial Health Straining Physical Well-Being (Human Resource Executive Online)
A recent study lists money worries as the No. 1 source of stress among employees and shows significant differences in company healthcare savings between employees considered heavy users of financial education and those considered light- or non-users. Read more
Finding Treasures Among Insurer’s Wreckage (Wall Street Journal)
The liquidation of one of the world’s top marine insurers has launched an auction filled with priceless national treasures. Read more
Aging of Eyes is Blamed for Range of Health Woes (New York Times)
Could our eyes be responsible for memory loss, slower reaction time, insomnia and other common health issues that come with age? A new study suggests so. Read more
The End of Wall Street as They Knew It (New York Magazine)
Among the many dislocations Wall Street has suffered since 2008, none may have been more destabilizing to employees than Morgan Stanley’s announcement in January that it would cap cash bonuses at $125,000. Read more
How Buying Health Insurance is Changing (BenefitsPro)
Whichever way the political winds blow, the employer sponsored health plan is going the way of the employer paid pension plan, and will be virtually nonexistent after the year 2014. Read more
A new book asks: Why do we need cash at all? Read more
The Tooth Fairy is Tracking the Recession (The Atlantic Wire)