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‘I worry about outliving my money’: I’m a 65-year-old widow in good health. Should I wait until 70 to collect my pension?
‘Both my parents lived until their early 90s.'
Should you try a concierge doctor? Here are the pros, the cons and the costs.
With concierge medicine, there’s less waiting, more access, longer visits and greater coordination of care. Fees have come down, but are they worth it for you?
Wish you had grandchildren? Here’s a golden opportunity.
If you long for grandchildren or yours live far away, here's how you can provide the same love, mentorship and wisdom to children in your community.
How to get higher long-term investing returns while you keep your peace of mind
10 investing lessons you can use in this stock market
Ozempic: Will Medicare cover this TikTok-trending weight loss and diabetes drug?
Ozempic, a medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes, has gone viral as a weight loss drug. Does Medicare pay for it? Here's when it does and doesn't.
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Is your doctor downplaying your symptoms? How to stand up for yourself.
You need to advocate for yourself with your doctor. Here’s how to strike a balance between assertiveness and tact.
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Airports are taking the sting out of getting stranded: how about a tranquil butterfly garden, a round of golf or a trippy tunnel of light?
Medicare Trustees Report for 2023 contained no bad news
Expenditures remain high -- primarily due to high healthcare costs, not program generosity
The surprisingly very long list of things your car insurance won’t cover
Don’t wait until after a collision to find out what your automobile insurance policy actually does — and does not — cover.
Opinion The debt-ceiling deal hurts your Social Security benefits. Here’s why.
The one who may pay a price down the road for an underfunded IRS could be you.
No news is not good: Retirees are filling the news hole where local papers have shut down
Without a hometown paper, citizens are in the dark about community issues. To fill the void, retired journalists are volunteering to provide local news.
‘A funeral isn’t just a day in the life — it’s a life in a day.’ Women in the funeral industry are finding their calling.
The number of women entering the funeral industry is more than double the number of men.
Opinion There’s a clause in the debt-ceiling deal that spells bad news for Social Security
If there were no tax cheats in America, there would be no Social Security crisis. But there are, and there is.
We want to retire somewhere with pleasant winters. Our budget is $600,000-$700,000. Where should we go?
These snowbirds want to be close to an airport, but not in a big city.
Opinion Almost half of today’s working households are at risk of a lower standard of living in retirement
Despite extensive changes to the National Retirement Risk Index's platform, methodology, and data, the picture remains the same.
