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Social Security is the nation’s largest social insurance program and the backbone of the U.S. retirement income system. When Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the program in 1934, he emphasized the insurance aspect, presenting it as a safeguard against the “hazards and vicissitudes of life.” And those hazards can start early. Many young peo…
Soaring apartment rents and widowed or divorced baby boomers with spare bedrooms and inadequate retirement income – these two trends have conspired to drive up the number of boomers seeking roommates. New listings being posted by homeowners between January and June on Silvernest, a website where boomers can search for potential roommates, doubled to…
