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Should the election change your investment mix?

October 23, 2012 | Matthew Heimer, Wall Street Journal Encore blog

It’s the investor equivalent of announcing: “If that guy wins, I’m moving to Canada.” According to a recent survey by insurer Allianz Life, about 40% of voters aged 55 to 65 say that they plan to change their portfolios depending on who wins the election.

: Reuters

And as Encore contributor Catey Hill reports today, for most that change would mean reacting defensively in response to a win by the man they dislike. “Voters who identified themselves as Republicans or Democrats generally said they were likely to invest more conservatively if the opposing party won the White House,” she writes, adding that “many Republicans also said they would invest more aggressively if Mr. Romney won.”

The Debates: Slow Down

October 5, 2012 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

Way, way back when you used to have to show up and actually watch candidates debate (think Lincoln-Douglas). Then it was radio, then TV. I remember listening to the Bush-Gore debates on the radio with my parents. That was just twelve years ago but you might not know it if you watched the debate the way I did.

Does Obamacare ‘Cut’ $716 Billion From Medicare?

October 4, 2012 | Matthew Heimer, Wall Street Journal Encore blog

Commentators weigh in on a claim by Mitt Romney

How the Romney-Ryan Ticket Affects Elders

August 13, 2012 | Ronni Bennett, ChangingAging Contributor

Romney has said outright that as president he would repeal Obamacare, and so would Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget. Here are some of the things that would happen immediately to you and me and other elders if the Affordable Care Act ended:

• All free preventive screenings and tests would end

• The free annual wellness examination would end

• The prescription drug doughnut hole would immediately return to its full original size, increasing drug costs to millions of elders

• Elders with Advantage plans would again be charged more than those with traditional Medicare for some medical procedures

• States would again be able to cut elders from Medicaid

Obama vs Romney: strategies to capture critical Boomers+ in battleground states

July 12, 2012 | Brent Green, Boomers

Middle-aged and older adults living in battleground or "swing states" represent 41.90 percent of the population in those states. So the 2012 presidential contest may swing on choices made by undecided Baby Boomers and older voters in just ten states. Battleground states include Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Florida. (This is a dynamic list and changes with voter polls, political gaffes and sometimes the wind.) Swing states are critical to the outcome…

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