Tag: retirement
My divorced aunt did not work while she was raising eight children. After her former husband died, she was pleasantly surprised to learn she could start collecting his Social Security. She has a lot of company. Nearly two out of three men and women in a new survey by RAND were unaware of this rule:…
The perils of aging generally escalate around 75, and they are becoming more pervasive as more Americans live to very old ages. One of these perils – declining cognitive ability – often creates financial problems. A new study that summarized the research on this side of the retirement equation identified the financial fallout from dementia…
