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I recently visited a friend who is in his 80s and was hospitalized after a fall. He did not know where he was, was convinced lawyers…

It is amazing how much we can accumulate. I don’t have just a junk drawer, but I should clean out all my drawers and closets. Stuff…

It seems a month doesn’t go by without hearing from someone who made a Medicare enrollment mistake. In the past, I have addressed the big problems…

I believe wealth management that only accounts for your money is disconnected from reality and may even leave you with a bankrupt calendar or an exhausted…

We’re well into the third quarter of the year, so it’s a good time to review the actions you should consider taking with your IRAs before…

The Social Security Administration has proposed changes—again—with respect to its phone service options. If the changes are approved, the agency will require beneficiaries to go online…

Since Congress passed the big tax and spending bill on July 3, most observers have focused their attention on its cuts to Medicaid. But the Trump…

Over the years much has been written and communicated in the media that Social Security is going bankrupt or is insolvent and this is creating a…

In a 2023 survey, over 65% of participants said that Medicare was confusing and difficult to understand. This can result in coverage problems. Here’s a recent…

Despite uncertainty about tariff policy, federal government layoffs, and ever-rising federal government debt, the U.S. economy and financial markets continue to show resilience. The S&P 500…