Ina Jaffe

Automatic-Enrollment IRAs Get A Test Run In California

Ina Jaffe — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:21:00 +0000

With all of the controversy over entitlement reform, there's one thing both sides can agree on: Social Security alone does not provide enough money for a comfortable retirement. For these workers, the Obama administration is proposing automatically enrolling workers in IRAs through their employers.

California adopted a version of this last year. Democratic state Sen. Kevin de Leon sponsored the bill to automatically enroll workers in an individual retirement account. The inspiration, he says, was his Aunt Francisca, who's 74.

"She's my second mother.

'A Lovely Feeling': Celebrating Older Women With Fabulous Style

Ina Jaffe — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:19:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rppAHskqQ

For Elderly Midwife, Delivering Babies Never Gets Old

Ina Jaffe — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:42:00 +0000

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In Working Late, a series for Morning Edition, NPR profiles older adults who are still in the workforce.

Sometimes you can't retire even if you want to. For Dian Sparling, a certified nurse midwife in Fort Collins, Colo., there's no one to take over her practice.

At 85, 'Old-School' Politician Shows No Signs Of Quitting

Ina Jaffe — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:02:00 +0000

Politics is one field that has long been associated with people working into their later years — sometimes even into their 80s or 90s. And at 85, state Sen.

Baby Boomers Return To The Multiplex, And Hollywood Notices

Ina Jaffe — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:01:00 +0000

If you're not counting the days until the release of Iron Man 3, if you're not sure who Kristen Stewart is, and if the last romantic comedy you saw starred Meryl Streep, you just may be over 50.

That's a segment of the moviegoing audience that may have been neglected once — but no more.

When A Bad Economy Means Working 'Forever'

Ina Jaffe — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:08:00 +0000

Janet Sims-Wood is a 67-year-old librarian living near Washington, D.C., who, like millions of other seniors, has had to stay in the workforce past retirement age to make ends meet.

For One Senior, Working Past Retirement Age Is A Workout

Ina Jaffe — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:43:00 +0000

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job.

Workshops Help Families Grappling With Alzheimer's Home Care

Ina Jaffe — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:41:00 +0000
There are more than 5 million people with Alzheimer's in the U.S., and most are cared for at home. Now, one company has begun offering training to family caregivers to help them deal with the special challenges of caring for an Alzheimer's patient.
The company, Home Instead Senior Care, is the nation's largest provider of nonmedical home care for seniors. The workshops are free and available to anyone, whether they're clients of the company or not.
A recent session in Los Angeles drew about half a dozen people on a weekday afternoon.

Online Sales Increase 16 Percent This Holiday Season

Ina Jaffe — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:59:00 +0000
Transcript
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
OK, so the final numbers are not in yet, but it looks like the Christmas shopping season was just OK. There were some bright spots, particularly in online sales.
NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.
INA JAFFE, BYLINE: The frenzy of Black Friday calmed down considerably over the course of the Christmas shopping season. Major chains began offering big discounts as the holiday approached and that'll cut into profits.
Before the Christmas shopping season began, some analysts were predicting sales would increase as much as 5 percent over last year.

In California, 'Republican' Is Becoming A Toxic Label

Ina Jaffe — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:26:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLIzzs2HHgY