Why More Baby Boomers Are Facing Homelessness
The surge in elderly homelessness is being significantly impacted by the Baby Boomers, amplifying a public-policy crisis and burdening taxpayers. Increasingly, aging individuals face homelessness...
Homelessness in America is Now at a Record Rate
The U.S. has witnessed a significant surge in homelessness, with preliminary data indicating an 11% rise from 2022, marking the largest increase since 2007, according...
A Housing Bust Comes for Thousands of Small-Time Investors: WSJ
They were offered the benefits of owning apartment-building rentals without any of the work, in real-estate investments that have already left some people empty-handed. [ad_2]...
Opinion: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren’s bold tax hike to shore up Social Security
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want to shore up Social Security by raising the top rate of income tax by a third, and the top...
Opinion: You can’t rely on Social Security to fund your retirement — it’s time to rethink your retirement savings strategy
Following a period of record inflation, Social Security’s latest cost of living adjustment (COLA) means retirees will see the biggest bump to their benefits checks...
Here’s why you should be worried about state and local pensions
Right now, across America, about 26 million people are relying on state and local pension plans to take care of them in their retirement years....
U.S. Incomes Fail to Grow for Second Year in a Row, Census Figures Show
Americans as a whole have experienced two years in a row of flat or declining household income, new government data showed Tuesday, reflecting the pandemic’s...
Biden Student Debt Plan Would Send More to Richer Families, JPMorgan Data Shows
President Biden’s plan to forgive student loans would send more money to wealthier families than to poorer ones, but lower-income and minority households would be...
Food Prices Squeeze Poorest in Rich Countries
LONDON—Rampant food inflation is roiling the world’s least-developed nations. It is also hitting poor people in rich countries. Matsentralen Norge, a food-bank operator in oil-rich...
Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling
U.S. public pension funds don’t have nearly enough money to pay for all their obligations to future retirees. A growing number are adopting a risky...