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At the bottom of this page, you will find three buttons and a running display of news and posts from the JCA newsfeed and blogs. Visit the JCA blog “Information for the Sandwich Generation” for news you can use about aging, resources, and staying active and connected. The Kensington Clubs blog shares news about Kensington Club activities, dementia care, caregiver support, and community events. As always, you can filter and search for topics of interest in our complete newsfeed, News & Events.

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Why Saving for Retirement is Harder for Women

July 25, 2024

Longer lives, lower pay: Why saving for retirement is harder for women by Daniel de Visé for USA TODAY Saving for retirement is a challenge for Americans who earn less pay or live longer lives. And that, experts say, is why saving for retirement is especially hard for women. Women tend to earn less than …

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Not Everyone Can Afford to Age in Place

July 24, 2024

by Anne D’Innocenzio for the Beacon A vast majority of adults over age 50 prefer the idea of remaining in their own residences as long as possible, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll.   But staying put is becoming less of a choice. Some baby boomers and older members of Generation X are locked into …

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Why I Don’t Like Individual Stocks

July 23, 2024

Why I Don’t Like Individual Stocks by Sally Pessin, Esq., CRPC® When I was 15 or 16 years old, the hot pick in the stock market was Polaroid, makers of the instant camera.  Each day, I watched my mother and stepfather follow the value of their shares in the newspaper.  One day I asked if …

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