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Elder Abuse
You hear a lot in the press about “elder abuse,” and the image that comes to mind is physical abuse or violence. But the most likely scenario,...
Cashless Spending
These days, we use actual paper money and coins less and less often, as credit and debit cards—and, more recently, our phones—handle the payments...
Is Recession On Your Mind?
How should you invest in a down market? If you want a guidepost, let’s look back to the terrible, traumatic down market of 2008-2009. You’re going...
Are Bonds Boring?
Bonds are boring, right? Stocks jump up and down and all over the place, and over several years they might even jump 100% in value. Meanwhile, the...
Fixing Social Security—Once and For All
Chances are that you know that the Social Security trust fund is due to run out of money—or “deplete its reserves” as economists put it—by the year...
Retirement Patchwork
If you imagine that the U.S. Congress would create a simple, easy-to-understand system for determining when you can make contributions to retirement...
Are Americans Really That Destitute?
You’ve probably heard, in campaign speeches by Democratic Presidential contenders, that almost half of all Americans couldn’t cover a $400 emergency...