First, let’s consider the good news about a Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2018: it looks like there’s going to be one, and it could be the most generous in years. But the bad news is it may not amount to much in actual purchasing power for the typical senior. That’s the…
DetailsHere at AgingOptions we’re always advising people to remember as they plan for retirement that feelings matter. In other words, it’s all well and good to make careful plans for your retirement future, but you need to take your emotions into account as well, because how you feel about retirement and what you worry about…
DetailsWatching the battle over health care legislation in Washington, D.C. is like watching a high-stakes ping pong match. First one side and then the other has the edge in votes, with the future of every American’s health care hanging in the balance. As of this writing it seems that the most recent Republican plan to…
DetailsIt always amazes us here at AgingOptions to run across people who spend countless hours (and hefty fees) to create carefully-crafted financial plans, yet overlook caring for the most important asset of all: themselves. For that reason we were drawn to this very recent article on the website Investopedia. Written by financial planner Robert Dalie,…
DetailsFinancial experts who track such things report that there’s good news on the bankruptcy front: the rate of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. is on the decline. However, there are a still close to one million people filing each year, and a significant number of them are over age 65. Could it be that a…
DetailsThere are some “Top Ten” lists nobody wants to make, and here’s a good example, from the website of the Mic Network (www.mic.com). It’s the Top Ten list of the worst scams of 2017, and it reflects the creative skill of thieves out there who are always looking for new and better ways to separate…
DetailsIf you’re like most adults, knee pain is a common occurrence. Almost everyone has knee pain occasionally, and one article from a few years ago suggested that about one-quarter of adults experience knee discomfort much of the time (a figure that doubles for those with arthritis). Even though the incidence of knee replacement surgery has…
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