Jan 28 Can expats take their Medicare abroad? By Philip Moeller Medicare recipients can keep Part A and Part B while living outside the United States, as long as they continue to pay their monthly Part B premiums. Maintaining Medicare drug coverage abroad, however, is a lot trickier. Making Sen$e Medicare… Continue reading
Jan 27 Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history By Travis Daub After a rocky day in the markets, Apple computer began their quarterly earnings call and announced historically high numbers. Continue reading
Jan 26 Deficit to shrink to lowest level of Obama presidency, CBO says By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Solid economic growth will help the federal budget deficit shrink this year to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office, according to congressional estimates released Monday. Continue reading
Jan 26 How can Uncle Sam keep our unused Social Security benefits? By Laurence Kotlikoff Once a person dies, the Social Security benefits to which he or she was entitled when alive do not automatically go to their survivors. Some readers think that's unfair. But as Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff explains, Social Security works… Continue reading
Jan 23 Critics say Obama proposal will hurt families saving for college By Kyla Calvert Mason About 12 million people across the U.S. have money socked away, in most cases by their parents, in special savings accounts meant to be used to pay for college. Continue reading
Jan 23 Expedia purchases Travelocity for $280 million By Anna Sillers Online travel booking company Expedia, Inc. purchased Travelocity today for $280 million in cash, the company announced in a press release. Continue reading
Jan 23 Social Security's Christmas present: Benefit cuts for millions of disabled workers By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff highlights a recent change in Social Security's operating manual that, while seemingly obscure, hurts millions of Americans who receive disability benefits. In effect, Kotlikoff argues, Social Security is now treating people with disabilities as second… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 8:30 Almost every country in the world offers more generous maternity leave than the U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 22 Will Super Mario save Europe's bacon? By Simone Pathe European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday announced an unprecedented plan to purchase 60 billion euros a month in the EU's first stab at quantitative easing. Making Sen$e breaks down how bond purchases work and turns to the Council… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Obama takes State of the Union agenda on the road By PBS News Hour A day after giving the State of the Union address, President Obama began a road trip to sell the economic program and other goals he laid out in his speech. While congressional Democrats said they were invigorated by the president’s… Continue watching