Derek Burnett

Derek Burnett is a Contributing Writer at Bottom Line Personal, where he writes frequently on health and wellness. He is also a contributing editor with Reader’s Digest magazine.

What is Vascular Dementia?
Memory

What is Vascular Dementia?

Derek Burnett | August 23, 2024

Alzheimer’s disease is the best-known and most common type of dementia. The second most common form is called vascular dementia.…

Is Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic?
Memory

Is Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic?

Derek Burnett | August 22, 2024

Alzheimer’s is a complex disease driven by many different factors, some of them modifiable (such as diet and exercise) and…

What are Alzheimer’s Risk Factors?
Memory

What are Alzheimer’s Risk Factors?

Derek Burnett | August 21, 2024

As we learn more and more about Alzheimer’s disease, the picture that emerges becomes increasingly complex. We understand today that…

What is Amyloid Plaque?
Memory

What is Amyloid Plaque?

Derek Burnett | August 20, 2024

Most people have heard of amyloid plaque and understand that it has some­thing to do with Alzheimer’s disease. But what…

What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Memory

What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?

Derek Burnett | August 19, 2024

If you were to think of cognition as a linear continuum, you might imagine, at one end, someone with a…

What are the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Memory

What are the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Derek Burnett | August 18, 2024

It’s a common experience for people of a certain age to wonder, after walk­ing into a room, just what it…

What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
Memory

What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

Derek Burnett | August 17, 2024

People often use the terms “Alzheimer’s disease” and “dementia” interchange­ably, as if they were the same thing. In fact, Alzheimer’s…

Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?
Aging

Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?

Derek Burnett | August 16, 2024

What does it mean to be older? For many of us, part of the description of the stereotypical elderly person…

How To Take Your Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Disease

How To Take Your Blood Pressure

Derek Burnett | August 15, 2024

If you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension, experts recommend that you get a home blood pressure monitor and keep track of…

Maximum Contribution to a Roth IRA
Retirement Accounts

Maximum Contribution to a Roth IRA

Derek Burnett | June 4, 2024

Maximum contributions to a Roth IRA are limited, but change on an annual basis. Your contributions can rise too.

What are the Maximum Contribution to a 401K
Retirement Accounts

What are the Maximum Contribution to a 401K

Derek Burnett | June 3, 2024

The maximum contribution to a 401K determines how much you can stash away in a year to meet your retirement goals.

Roth IRA vs 401K: What is the Difference?
Retirement Accounts

Roth IRA vs 401K: What is the Difference?

Derek Burnett | June 2, 2024

When it comes to Roth IRA vs 401K you choose and IRA while your employer chooses a 401K. Both have advantages and disadvantages.

When Should You Take Social Security?
Social Security

When Should You Take Social Security?

Derek Burnett | June 1, 2024

You can take social security benefits early, but this leads to reduced payouts. You can also delay collecting social security for larger benefits.

How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?
Retirement Planning

How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?

Derek Burnett | May 31, 2024

There is no hard and fast rule to how much money you need to retire. Instead there are rules of thumb based on assumptions about cost of living.

How Long Will My Money Last in Retirement?
Retirement Accounts

How Long Will My Money Last in Retirement?

Derek Burnett | May 30, 2024

If your finances run dry in retirement, it won’t be easy. It's critical to have realistic ideas of how long your money will last in retirement.