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Senior Couple Sitting on Front Steps of Their House

A proposed pilot project could relieve the tax burden on older people. Some exciting news.  Adam Scanlon, a representative in the Massachusetts House, has submitted a bill to establish “ a senior property tax deferral pilot program.” I have always been a great fan of thinking about the house as a retirement asset and about…

Face to face of Benjamin Franklin and Mao Tse tung from US dollar and China Yuan banknote. It is symbol of economic tariffs trade war

Raucous debate clarified the national defense case for strategic tariffs, but it is very hard to argue for a world-wide tariff war. In a recent blog, I pointed out that President Trump’s policies are undermining retirement security in three ways: disrupting Social Security’s ability to deliver services; reducing 401(k) asset values; and increasing layoffs and…

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