Cynthia Tidwell
By Staff WriterCynthia Tidwell, president/CEO of Royal Neighbors of America, has been awarded the Award for Turnaround Executive of the Year in the 8th Annual American Business Awards. Royal Neighbors of America is a non-profit fraternal organization that offers
August 18, 2009
Study: Seniors may be drinking too muchA recent survey found people 65 or older, especially men, are drinking more than they should be. According to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14 percent of older men reported drinking five or more drinks at one time in the past month,
August 18, 2009
Study: Seniors may be drinking too muchA recent survey found people 65 or older, especially men, are drinking more than they should be. According to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14 percent of older men reported drinking five or more drinks at one time in the past month,
August 18, 2009
CRR: Retired households should favor return on capitalIn a brief published this month, the Center for Retirement Research claims investors must choose between return of capital and return on capital, and further claims that retired households should favor return on capital.
August 18, 2009
Older boomers more likely to binge drinkA recent survey found older boomers are drinking more than they should be. According to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 22 percent...
August 18, 2009
Settling life settlement mythsFirst National Life Settlements, a Jenkintown, Penn.-based company, takes 10 life settlement myths to task. The client must be terminally ill. A life settlement differs from a viatical settlement in that the original policy holder may have a
August 18, 2009
Is Social Security putting the squeeze on seniors?The current economic climate has brought a new uncertainty to the retirement plans of millions of Americans. New pressures, such as business failures, unemployment, reduction or elimination of 401(k) matches, and the freezing of defined benefit
August 18, 2009
Inheritances spur early retirementA study from the University of Illinois shows that workers who get an unexpected or larger-than-expected inheritance are more likely to retire early. Imagine that....
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