Recent Addition to Newton Collection

Have you visited our Newton Collection recently?  Marian Knapp, Newton resident,  is the author of a new addition to our local history collection, Aging in Place in Suburbia:  a qualitative study of older women.

On your next visit to the library, ask a librarian for help in accessing Knapp’s doctoral dissertation.  It may prompt some thought in preparation for Retirement Planning Club upcoming meetings.  In November,  we will be discussing  Multigenerational Communities and in January our topic will be the planned at home village in Newton.

New from the Center for Retirement Research

From the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, two new research briefs of possible interest:

The Impact of Inflation on Social Security Benefits

Are Retirement Savings Too Exposed to Market Risk?

2008 Retirement Confidence Survey

Dr. Arnaa Alcon has also drawn our attention to the most recent Retirement Confidence Survey, from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.  Reflecting the growing concern over health care costs and economic issues, 2008 results show American workers’ confidence in being able to afford a comfortable retirement decreased over the past year by a rate unmatched in the 18 years of the Retirement Confidence surveys.

A link to all survey results since 1996 is located on our Resources page.

Who is Ready for Retirement?

Dr. Arnaa Alcon, our kick-off speaker, has drawn our attention to a recent intereting report:  Who is Ready for Retirement, How Ready, and How Can We Know?  Recent literature on retirement income adequacy among boomers is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie Korczyk of Analytical Services, Inc.

You can find all of the reports from AARP’s Public Policy Institute linked on our Resources page under “Research.”