Tag: retirement

Young casual woman sitting working on laptop with business data

The decades-long march of women into the nation’s workplaces may be the most enduring trend in the labor force – and a signature of American progress. But it is also one more reason that Social Security benefits today replace a smaller share of the lifetime earnings of married couples than they did in the past,…

happy older couple looking onward

Fran and Bob Ciaccia Bob and Fran Ciaccia could not be happier with their reverse mortgage, which unlocked some of the equity in the house they purchased in 1966 for $12,500. Reverse mortgages are federally insured loans available to U.S. homeowners over age 62. The loan is made against the equity in the house, and…