Seniors

CBS News reports on a New York couple, Ken (71) and Ronnie Sternfeld, who depleted retirement savings paying out-of-pocket for long‑term care before accessing Medica...

The Social Security trustees' report projects the program's trust fund will be exhausted in six years (around 2032), after which incoming payroll tax revenue would c...

CBS News (June 10, 2026) reports new trustee projections that Social Security’s trust funds could become insolvent by 2032, which the article says would lead to an a...

The federal government will launch a temporary pilot called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge on July 1, 2026, making selected brand-name GLP-1 weight-loss drugs available to ce...

A CBS News data analysis found an unusually high concentration of Medicaid-funded social adult daycare centers in Flushing, Queens—64 facilities within one mile—bill...

The CBS News piece states that senior home wealth reached a record high earlier in 2026 and frames that increase as a source of borrowing power for older homeowners....

A July report from Visa Business and Economic Insights estimates baby boomers hold about $93 trillion in assets but expects only $36 trillion to be inheritable after...

The article describes a growing group of older Americans—often called “solo agers”—who are aging without a spouse or adult children to rely on. A 2023 AARP report is...

CBS News (June 12, 2026) explains how different retirement assets are treated if a creditor sues and obtains a judgment. The article notes that taxable brokerage acc...

The article reports that Americans aged 60 and older filed 201,266 complaints with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2025, reporting $7.7 billion in losse...

The article profiles older adults who are renting rooms or sharing housing because rising housing costs and financial shocks make living alone unaffordable. It highl...

CBS News explains how bankruptcy affects retirement assets. Employer-sponsored, ERISA-covered plans (for example, 401(k)s, 403(b)s and many pensions) are generally p...