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If You’re Among the Millions with Chronic Foot Pain, Consider These Possible Causes – and Helpful Tips to Reduce Discomfort

Foot pain is no laughing matter. Studies show that 75 percent of Americans will experience serious pain in their feet at some time during their lives, and as many as four in ten suffer from chronic pain that limits mobility. With that as a background, we were drawn to this recent article from NextAvenue, in … Read more

Nationally-Known Economist Laurence Kotlikoff Tells Why Seniors Should Delay Social Security and Pay Off Their Mortgages

Most Americans who follow economic policy even a little have likely heard the name Laurence Kotlikoff. With degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard, and a long list of books, articles and interviews under his belt, Kotlikoff, now a university professor, has a history as a plain-talking advocate for common-sense reform covering everything from … Read more

Life on the “Glide Path”: Nearly Half of All Workers Envision a Phased Retirement, and More Employers are Listening

The concept of phased retirement isn’t new. Workers have been saying for years that the idea of a “glide path” to full retirement, with gradually decreasing work hours, is their ideal solution, as compared the traditional concept of retirement as an either/or proposition. In the past, most workers reached the point where they were employed … Read more

US News Article Offers a Checklist for the Adult Child Taking Over a Declining Parent’s Legal, Financial Affairs

In this eye-opening article in US News, featured elsewhere on this week’s AgingOptions blog, reporter Lisa Esposito profiles a son who faced frustrating challenges in trying to assume control over his mother’s affairs during her severe mental decline. He had actually done his homework and thought he was well-prepared. Yet even with good pre-planning and … Read more

If the “Build Back Better” Plan Becomes Law, Medicare Could See Some Major Changes – Maybe

When Joe Biden campaigned for President in 2020, he used the slogan “Build Back Better.” Now, that phrase – awkward-sounding to some but music to the ears of others – has been attached to the Build Back Better Act, the $1.7 trillion package of social initiatives that passed the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives last week. … Read more

Family Conversation-Starters About Retirement: Five Questions That Can Get People Talking (and Not Just About Money)

Last week here on the AgingOptions blog, we offered some helpful ideas from NerdWallet about how to have “the money talk” with aging parents during holiday get-togethers. As the article warned, conversations about money can often turn into arguments, and nobody likes that during festive family times! This week we offer a different approach, one … Read more

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