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Purpose and a Paycheck and the New Retirement

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Purpose and a Paycheck is a new book from Chris Farrell, a leading expert on retirement and workforce issues facing people over the age of 50.    Lots of research, much of which is cited in the book, shows that staying engaged and active in retirement leads to greater levels of health and happiness. 

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Small Business Closure Scenarios

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Based on an industry by industry analysis (1), our base case estimate is 21% of U.S.    Notes: (1) Our analysis looked at industry level historical closure rates (see the U.S. 3) Closures include any reason a small business ceases to exist (financial failure, business is sold, owner retires and closes the business, etc.),

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Study Says Over Half of Older Workers Suffer Involuntary Job Loss

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The study used data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study. Key quote on those who experienced involuntary job loss: "Only one in 10 of these workers ever again earns as much as they did before their employment setbacks, our analysis showed.

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Benefit Declines Makes Self-Employment More Attractive

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" The article goes on to list 21 workplace benefits that are going away, with reductions in retirement and health care benefits leading the way. Most people looking at becoming self-employed or starting a small business go through a risk/reward analysis of their choices.  but benefits matter.    . 

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Financially Challenges Millennials Changing Society

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About 875,000 more households are now made up of young adult renters than would have existed if the 2008-era trend had held steady, according to an analysis of census data by Jed Kolko, chief economist at Trulia, a real estate marketing website. iOme Measure of Millennials ].

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Disruption and the Analyst Industry

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  It is a analyst service that provides research reports and analysis on emerging technology.    It costs $79 a year to subscribe. GigaOm is trying to fill a need for timely, high-quality yet low cost data and commentary on emerging technology.    The traditional players in this space - Gartner, Forrester, etc.

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Foreign Born in the US Workforce

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  In March, the BLS released their annual analysis of the number and characteristics of foreign born U.S. workers.  Workforce Since we a nation of immigrants and just celebrated independence day, it seems like a good week to cover the BLS data on foreign born workers.   workers.  million workers. 

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