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Have We Undercounted or Overcounted COVID-19 Deaths?

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January 31, 2022

The increase in deaths in 2020 and 2021 far exceeds deaths attributed to COVID. One of my favorite conspiracy theorists suggested that the government was exaggerating the number of deaths due to COVID-19.  According to the National Center for Health Statistics, COVID deaths for 2020 and 2021 totaled 842,000, and with Omicron the total has…

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Rental Market Roars Back and Workers Pay

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January 27, 2022

For a whole host of pandemic-related reasons, rents dipped in 2020 as millions of Americans lost jobs, stayed home from college, left the cities, or arranged for aging parents to live with them. But the economy has bounced back, and an additional 900,000 households entered the rental market in the first nine months last year…

Most – Not All – Public Workers Get Annuity

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January 25, 2022

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Retirees in the U.S. Do Not Live on “Fixed Incomes”

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January 24, 2022
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Wandering into Retirement Worked for Him

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January 20, 2022
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Would 401(k) Participants Use a Social Security “Bridge” Option?

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January 19, 2022
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Downturns Attract Healthier DI Applicants

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January 18, 2022
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Has COVID Affected Pensions for Workers without Social Security?

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January 18, 2022
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2 Options in an Emergency: Savings or Family

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January 13, 2022
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You Have More Access to Your 401(k) Than You Think – and That’s Not Always a Good Thing

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January 11, 2022
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How Long Can Low Wages Outrun Inflation?

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January 11, 2022