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...Nearly one out of five Japanese?close to 25 million people?are over 65, a statistic that inspires endless fretting and political debate over social stagnation, overburdened pension plans and inadequate health care. But being one of the world's grayest nations, with a median age of 42.6 years and rising, doesn't mean Japan is turning into a vast nursing home. Led by spirited adventurers like Miura, aging Japanese are refusing the rocking chair and choosing to remain contributing members of society long after they've qualified for senior discounts. Although the mandatory retirement age at most companies...
Susan McSweeney, mayor pro tem of Westlake Village, Calif. (median home price: $1 million), likes to carry a stylish handbag. But for her to invest $300 to $400 for a new Cole Haan, she figures she should carry it every day for a year. "I get tired of the same purse," she says. "I like flexibility." Instead she rents from Bag Borrow or Steal (bagborroworsteal.com). Just over a year ago, Lloyd Lapidus co-founded the company, which lets online shoppers borrow designer purses, from Baby Phat to Versace, for a monthly fee. He hatched the idea with brother...
...Yale, with its $15.2 billion endowment managed almost entirely outside the university, beat Harvard last fiscal year with an investment return of 22.3 percent. The median return for the 25 largest university endowments was 15.8 percent last fiscal year, according to preliminary numbers reported by Harvard on Friday...
...nurses, more than any other occupation, according to the BLS. Why? With 77 million baby boomers approaching retirement age and preventive health care growing, nurses are in demand. Technology has shortened hospital stays for many patients, but the ones left behind are the sickest and require even more attention. Median annual earnings for nurses are $48,090, and 10% of registered nurses make more than $69,670. The hours are odd, though, with lots of tempting overtime opportunities. "I've wanted to smack--figuratively smack--some other nurses," says Kay Ball, 56, a longtime surgical nurse from Lewis Center, Ohio...
...notice he starts fidgeting. That body language alone tells me something. He doesn't want to repeat this for his own kids." With baby boomers funding retirements and more people reluctant to go it alone like in the go-go '90s, the College for Financial Planning reports that median annual earnings for certified planners have grown 28%, to $153,500, over the past three years...