Latest News
Student Disability Services and Student Veterans of America host Wounded Warrior 5K Run
In the face of unseasonably chilly weather, students, faculty, staff and community members braved the elements and supported wounded military veterans in the second annual Wounded Warriors 5K run. Organized by the Central Michigan University Student Disability Services office, in conjunction…
FDA May Ban Shock Devices Used On Those With Special Needs
The Food and Drug Administration is considering banning devices used to administer electric shocks to children and adults with developmental disabilities in an effort to modify their behavior. In a 126-page report issued this week, the federal agency said it is currently reviewing…
Retirement: Don’t despair, get saving!
When he was 22 Matt told his father of his immediate “need,” a 2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in mint condition. “Someday I’ll be married with kids and driving a van,” said the young man with a $25,000 income. For…
The Real Retirement Crisis
America has a retirement crisis, but it’s not what some people want you to believe it is. It’s not the defined benefit pension plans that public employees pay into over a lifetime of work, which provide retirees an average of $23,400 annually…
Your money The key to building wealth? Start slowly
What’s the best way for young investors to build wealth for retirement? Ignore your human instincts, says a new ebook targeted at 20- and 30-somethings. “If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly,” was written by William Bernstein, a…
Bill to require plan for funding public retiree health benefits voted down
On April 23, Assemblyman Travis Allen’s (R-Huntington Beach) Assembly Bill 1681, which required that all future contract negotiations between a public employer and its employees would include a strategy for funding retiree health benefits, was voted down by the Assembly…
More Than Meets the Eye: When Perception and Spirit Outweigh Disability
It’s been said that perception is reality, that the hand is quicker than the eye. It’s also been said that fear of the unknown can make one do things they never thought possible. Time and time again, we’ve put these…
Retiring? Tune up your ‘psychological portfolio’
Forget about your investment portfolio. It’s time for you to think about “psychological portfolio.” Yes, the money is important. There’s no denying that. “You have to think about your financial portfolio,” Nancy Schlossberg, author of “Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships,…
U.S. Sen. Johnson talks manufacturing, minimum wage hike
As U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson sold ideas to rein in government spending Friday in Janesville, he also pushed ideas to boost technical college programs but eschewed the idea of a federal minimum wage hike. While a few residents mused on…
Retirement: 7 shopping tips to save you money
Financial success in retirement requires more than just smart money management. It should also include an analysis of how you’re going to spend your money to get the most bang for your buck, say two top national experts on consumer…