Tag: aging

Beware of scam

The federal government warns that older Americans are being targeted by a battery of financial scams, including telemarketers offering to do contact tracing – for a fee – or to reserve a slot for a future vaccine. Others are soliciting donations to charities purportedly helping people in need during the economic slowdown. COVID-19 makes this…

Art saying Now what?

The COVID-19 recession has changed everything. This extreme disruption in our lives is always top of mind, which was reflected in our most widely read articles so far this year, based on the blog’s traffic. Baby boomers, their retirement plans having been deeply affected by the Great Recession, are once again reassessing their finances. On…