My mother and aide flickr Editorial/Getty Images The massive pandemic relief bill that the House is likely to approve by the end of this week includes billions of dollars in new funding for government long-term services and supports (LTSS) for frail older adults and young people with disabilities. But the most far-reaching change may be
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Boy screaming getty While Crypto and Stocks Play, The Bond Market Screams. Over the past 12 months ending last Friday, the price of Bitcoin is up 487%. That’s impressive to any investment market observer. However, that gain has likely been garnered more by younger investors and some early-adopters in the “big money” crowd. The retiree
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor getty In the 1980s, while in her late 30s, Wall Street Journal reporter Joann Lublin became one of two women running the paper’s London bureau and stepped into management. Her four-year-old daughter Abra, Lublin writes in her new book “Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life,” was
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 16: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a a news conference … [+] (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images When California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom took office in January 2019, he announced the state would embark on creating a “Master Plan for Aging.” Now
Why COVID-19 Is Driving Up The Cost Of Healthcare In Retirement And What You Can Do Now To Prepare getty While the long-term effects of COVID-19 on U.S. healthcare costs has only begun to emerge, experts estimate that healthcare costs linked to the pandemic could climb well into the hundreds of billions in the coming
getty There’s a new sheriff in town when it comes to the 401(k) arena. It’s called a 401(k) Pooled Employer Plan (or “PEP” for short). The industry has been waiting for Congress to approve this next generation 401(k) for years. They finally did in 2019 and President Trump quickly signed it into law. So-called “open”
Getty AFP via Getty Images Changes will be made in Social Security. The questions are: What will they be? When will they be made? If nothing is changed, the Social Security retirement trust fund will run out of money. The 2020 report from the trustees of Social Security estimated that would occur in 2034. But
“Are you measuring yourself in the gap or the gain?” No, this isn’t a question pitting retail clothing against laundry detergent. It’s a question posed by Greg McKeown, the author of the essential book Essentialism, in his recent 1-Minute Wednesday newsletter. Your answer matters, both in the way you approach money and life—but especially money. “Gap thinking means
By Craig Miller, Next Avenue David Pogue, author of “How to Prepare for Climate Change” courtesy of David Pogue You may know David Pogue as the affable gadget guru on “CBS Sunday Morning” who shows up around Christmas in a Santa suit, giving tips on digital gifts — in verse. But for the past two
By Lisa Iannucci, Next Avenue Frances McDormand, starring in “Nomadland” Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures For four decades, Jean Hardwick had a good, stable career, health and life insurance and a Sarasota, Fla. home she owned and loved. Then in 2015, catastrophe struck. After a near-fatal reaction to a prescription medication, Hardwick, now 60, found