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National Journal Going for the Gold, Getting the Silver. Still.
Women are advancing in the job market in surging fields that don't pay all that well, and they too often stall before reaching the top.
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From the Editors
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National Journal Living Longer Than Ever
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Boomers vs. Millennials: The Fight of a Generation (or Two)
When 20-somethings battle baby boomers over society's limited resources, expect the boomers to (gasp) retreat
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The 60-Something Entrepreneur: Can a Start-Up Pay for Retirement?
Baby boomers who thought they were on the cusp of retirement have suffered more than any other group in America. Here's one way to fight back: Start a company.
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Dying Wishes: The Challenge and the Tragedy of End-of-Life Care
Gobs of Medicare dollars are spent at the very end of life. But often, less is more.
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Old Dogs, New Tricks: Why More Seniors Are Starting Companies
In the "Indian Summer" of their lives, more Americans between 50 and 75 are working well into years that used to be exclusively for the retired. Should we cheer them?
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Red, White, and Gray: The High Cost, and High Rewards, of Longer Lives
Americans' rising longevity threatens fiscal calamity and generational warfare. But with improvements in health and political courage, a grayer society will grow in wealth.
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An "˜Encore' Life Beckons "¦ on the Far Side of Midlife
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For Aging Entrepreneurs, Mom-and-Pop Shops "¦ May (or May Not) Finance Their Retirement
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Escaping ICU Hell
Gobs of Medicare dollars are spent at the very end of life. But often, less is more.
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Getty Images/Tom Kelley Archive Retirement Roulette
Saving for retirement used to be as simple as showing up for work. Now it's rife with contingencies — and success is all on you.
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Pascal Parrot/Sygma/Corbis Longevity: A Manual
Good genes are a blessing, but they can help only so much. The rest, for better or worse, is up to you.
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Chet Susslin Young Versus Old
When 20-somethings battle baby boomers over society's limited resources, expect the boomers to (gasp) retreat.
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Jason Grow No, Malthus, No: Living Longer Is a Blessing, Not a Curse
Americans' rising longevity threatens fiscal calamity and generational warfare. But with improvements in health and political courage, a grayer society will grow in wealth.
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How the Surge in Consumer Lending Has Squeezed Small Businesses Dry
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In China's Debt
The Chinese hold U.S. debt not to hurt an enemy but to help their own poor.
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So, Do Deficits Matter?
History teaches that public debt can lift a nation to prosperity or bring an empire to its knees. It depends on what the borrowed money is spent on.
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A Cure: Inflation
For the U.S. economy to recover, now that it's dogged by debt, Kenneth Rogoff has a novel solution: Print money.
