Social Security

If you’re an older worker, congratulations are in order as you celebrate: This week of March 10-16, 2024 is National Older Workers Employment Week in the United States. So take out the noise makers, cut the cake, and let’s take a look at some of the progress and problems that…

The list has been ongoing and in the public eye: Long-time couples, seemingly doing well from a distance, end up in divorce at a time in life when marriage dissolution seems unlikely (As one older divorcée commented, “Sixty was the age of leaving the house and returning for the car…

It’s no secret that times are tough for many people right now. With inflation still high, investment accounts with low values, and retirement budgets often fixed, older adults may be struggling to keep up with expenses, let alone afford some little luxuries that one hopes are attainable during retirement. According…

Perhaps you think you’re too smart to be scammed. Or believe you’re immune from being the target of fraud. Or you’re sure you’d never fall for some kind of swindle. Well, it’s nice to be confident but in the current environment, you’d also have to be really lucky not to…

We got a few days’ reprieve this year. Instead of tax day being on the usual April 15th, this year’s taxes are due on Monday, April 18th. For those of you who like to leave things until the last minute, you’ll have this coming weekend to gather your various statements,…

For a while now there’s been a growing awareness that reaching “retirement age” doesn’t necessarily mean we can or will actually “retire”. Even before COVID, many of us could not afford to retire when we reached our mid-60s because we had insufficient savings to allow us to go on without…