May 06 Here’s what you need to know about the serious backlog of Medicare appeals By Philip Moeller There is a serious issue here, but its direct impact on Medicare beneficiaries is perhaps not so great. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 7:29 Why the place you grow up can limit earning power for life By PBS News Hour Poor children in Baltimore face worse economic odds than low-income kids elsewhere. That’s according to a new analysis by Harvard’s Equality of Opportunity Project, which found that where a child is born has a huge effect on their future financial… Continue watching
May 04 10 tricks to raise your retirement living standard By Laurence Kotlikoff Every question in personal finance begins and ends with our living standard. Here are 10 magic tricks that produce the equivalent of a couple finding hundreds of thousands of dollars on the street. Continue reading
May 04 Income inequality begins at birth and these are the stats that prove it By John Komlos We need to look beyond the ugly surface manifestations of young black men being shot in the back and consider the deeper socioeconomic plight of this demographic in this country in 2015. The truth of the matter is that people… Continue reading
May 03 Food servers in Capitol Hill grapple with low wages By Charles Babington, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Many of the Capitol's food servers, who make the meals, bus the tables and run the cash registers in the restaurants and carryouts that serve lawmakers, earn less than $11 an hour. Continue reading
May 01 Here’s how recession may help us live longer By Simone Pathe Recessions hurt. People lose their homes, their jobs and their livelihoods. But could recessions also help?… Continue reading
May 01 7 ideas to help you build a great retirement By Jonathan D. Pond Everything you do in your financial life throughout your working years is geared toward one goal: Being able to retire comfortably. Here are 7 ideas that could help you achieve that goal. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 7:53 Is it nuts to grow almonds during a drought? By PBS News Hour The almond, America’s most popular nut and California's most lucrative agriculture export, is also a water guzzler. It takes approximately a gallon of water to grow a single almond. While prices are at record highs due to global demand, the… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 7:23 What’s in the Trans-Pacific Partnership for U.S. and Japan? By PBS News Hour Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s U.S. visit came at a critical moment in the fight to establish a sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership. An agreement could mean hundreds of billions of dollars in business, exports and profits, but opponents warn it would… Continue watching
Apr 29 My same-sex spouse can now get my insurance, but should she? By Philip Moeller While your wife can now be covered under your employer plan, her transition off Medicare and then, when you retire, back onto Medicare, could be tricky. Continue reading