The Research Center at the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Webplace provides users with reference information, research results, and policy insights on a variety of topics about older adults and aging. Coverage includes Health and Long Term Care, Economic Security and Work, Independent Living, Consumer Issues, and Demographics and Reference. The Research Digest section offers brief...

This gateway to government information and services for seniors and those who work on their behalf is the product of a government-wide initiative. Users can visit the site to receive an estimate of their Social Security benefits and verify benefits they have received, compare Medicare options, buy stamps and track packages, find federal agencies, or review annotated online resources for a variety...

As more and more baby boomers move into retirement, there is a growing body of scholars who are fascinated with research related to this topic. One such group of scholars exists at Boston College, which serves as the home to the Center for Retirement Research. In a nutshell, their goals are "to promote research on retirement issues, to transmit new findings to a broad audience, to help train new...

In the mid-1960s, President Johnson saw the need for independent nonpartisan analysis of the problems facing America's cities and their residents. The President created a blue-ribbon commission of civic leaders who recommended chartering a center to do that work and in 1968, the Urban Institute became that center. Today the Urban Institute analyzes policies, evaluates programs, and informs...