Mar 01 Living abroad, do I need to get Medicare when I turn 65 or when I retire? By Philip Moeller As long as a person’s health insurance qualifies as a group health plan, they do not need to get Medicare at 65 regardless of where they live or who provides their health insurance. Continue reading
Feb 28 Column: Why you should make sure your financial adviser abides by the fiduciary standard By Harold Pollack For decades, economists have documented biased advice provided by brokers and financial professionals to ordinary investors. Continue reading
Feb 28 How Trump’s budget proposal could affect America’s debt By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations With the U.S. national debt expanding rapidly over the past decade, the state of the federal budget has come under intense scrutiny. The annual deficit spiked following the 2008 financial crisis, and budget analysts say that without reform government spending… Continue reading
Feb 28 Wilbur Ross sworn in as Commerce secretary By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Ross, 79, will promote American business interests in the U.S. and abroad. He'll oversee agencies that manage fisheries, weather forecasting and the Census. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:45 Trump’s budget blueprint boosts defense spending, cuts billions from domestic programs By PBS News Hour President Trump outlined a spending plan on Monday to fulfill his campaign promise to dramatically beef up defense spending by 10 percent, and to cut spending by federal agencies by $54 billion. Budget officials said proposals for taxes and programs… Continue watching
Feb 27 These tax breaks could be affected by the GOP’s tax overhaul By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press President Trump has said he will make public a tax proposal in the coming weeks. Republicans in Congress are also working on plans. Here's what to expect. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:38 The struggle of rebuilding America’s infrastructure By PBS News Hour In his first address to Congress this Tuesday, President Donald Trump is likely to talk about his vision for rebuilding America's infrastructure with a $1 trillion plan. The nation's top funding source for transportation projects is the federal gas tax,… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 8:24 How the feeling of falling behind fuels deadly distress for white Americans By PBS News Hour Why have middle aged, white Americans experienced a stunning rise in premature deaths due to alcoholism, suicide and drug abuse? Economists who have documented the dramatic decrease in life expectancy say an obvious place to look is the loss of… Continue watching
Feb 23 Factory jobs exist, CEOs tell Trump. Skills don’t. By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press In a meeting at the White House, CEOs asked President Donald Trump to support vocational training for the high-tech skills that today's manufacturers require. Continue reading
Feb 23 Is it worth keeping Medicare if I’m covered by my new employer? By Philip Moeller When you returned to work and reacquired group employer health insurance, you effectively got a "do over" on your Medicare sign-up rights. Continue reading