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The Newest Report on Social Security’s Solvency Will Look Familiar: Cuts are Barely Over a Decade Away Unless the Politicians Act

Periodically as we prepare articles for the AgingOptions blog, we get an overwhelming sense of déjà vu, as if we’ve read the exact same story several times before. Reports about the health of the Social Security system are a case in point. In late August the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report for 2021 was … Read more

Social Security COLA Could Be the Highest in 20 Years – but Is That a Good Reason to Claim Early Benefits?

This week on the AgingOptions blog, we’re featuring two stories about Social Security – one filled with ominous predictions, and other significantly more optimistic. This article, based on an extensive recent report from the Detroit Free Press, contains the good news. According to the story written by reporter Susan Tompor, the 2022 Social Security COLA … Read more

Time for Your Vaccine – and We Don’t Just Mean COVID. It’s Flu Season Again, so Here’s What You Need to Know

“With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it’s easy to forget that there’s another respiratory virus poised to strike.”  That’s how this recent story on National Public Radio begins.  In her NPR report – as you might suspect – reporter Fran Kritz is talking about a familiar illness that, thanks to all the … Read more

Focus on Estate Planning: Review Your Plan Regularly to Steer Clear of These Planning Pitfalls

The term “estate planning” means different things to different people at different stages of life. Estate planning should encompass an entire adult lifetime of saving, planning, preparing, and insuring, all with the goal of finishing life well and passing your legacy along to the next generation. Once in a while, then, it’s helpful to step … Read more

Moving to Another State in Retirement? Here Are Some Financial, Practical and Emotional Issues to Consider First

Getting ready to retire? Chances are you and your significant other have given serious consideration to where you plan to settle down. There are definite advantages to staying put in retirement, but for many people, this new phase of life represents the opportunity – finally! – to relocate to that city or town in another … Read more

Kiplinger Report: With Low Interest Rates, Inflation Risk, and Market Volatility, Today’s Retirees are Facing “a Perfect Storm”

Back when many of our parents and grandparents retired, depending on the type of work they did, the odds were good that they retired with a company pension. Research into the history of pensions shows that, in 1950, one-quarter of the private sector workforce had access to some form of company-ensured pension payments when they … Read more

Senior Housing: 55-Plus Communities May be a Marketing Success, but Many Retirees Prefer the Benefits of More Diverse Living

As the baby boomers age, the demand for new, more exciting forms of senior living is mushrooming all across America – particularly in Florida, where the master-planned community The Villages is now home to more than 50,000 people. In fact, according to this intriguing article from NextAvenue, The Villages is the nation’s fastest growing community, … Read more

Not Just a Matter of Luck: Finding the Right Financial Adviser Takes Diligence and Careful Planning

Here at the AgingOptions blog, we enjoy reading the common-sense opinions of syndicated financial columnist and podcast host Chuck Jaffe. In a just-published Seattle Times column, Jaffe writes about the haphazard way in which many people select a financial planner, often choosing someone based on little more than casual acquaintance or a friendly voice on … Read more

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