The federal tax bill passed in mid-2025 includes a provision marketed as “no tax on Social Security,” but it does not eliminate taxes on benefits. Instead, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands deductions for older Americans, potentially reducing federal taxes for many retirees, a finance leader recently explained. A blog post by Luke Delorme […]
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The Philadelphia City Council has advanced a proposal to create PhillySaves, a city-sponsored automated retirement savings program designed to reach private sector workers whose employers do not offer retirement benefits. City officials said the initiative aims to expand access to retirement savings while placing minimal administrative burdens on employers. Under legislation approved by the council,
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The Trump administration has rolled back a series of health care regulations affecting nursing homes, home care workers and Medicare beneficiaries — scrapping minimum staffing standards and launching a new experiment that expands prior authorization in traditional Medicare. The changes reverse years of advocacy efforts by consumer groups and labor organizations. They are expected to
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Older Americans are leaving money on the table when they sell their homes, with losses widening sharply after age 70, according to new research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Using a newly built national dataset, researchers found that sellers in their 70s and beyond consistently earn lower returns than younger homeowners.
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Two Ohio state representatives are supporting legislation they say will establish clear statewide protections against property tax‑related foreclosures for the state’s senior homeowners. Reps. David Thomas (R) and Adam Mathews (R) highlighted H.B. 443, known as the Senior Protection from Foreclosure Act, during a news conference Wednesday. The bill would bar counties from enforcing property
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New View Advisors on Tuesday published the newest installment of its Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Production Index, which showed that private-label reverse mortgages are continuing to become a preferred product among lenders and borrowers. The company estimated that proprietary loan volume totaled $250 million in December 2025, $730 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and
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A growing shortage of home care workers is threatening older Americans’ ability to remain in their homes. Despite rising demand, the sector struggles with low wages, high turnover and limited benefits — leaving families and patients scrambling for support, according to recent data highlighted by KFF. “This is not about what’s going to happen a
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Retirement is widely portrayed as the reward for decades of work, but many Americans who have already stopped working say that promise is slipping out of reach. Rising costs and inadequate savings are reshaping expectations — and fueling fears — about life after work, according to findings from a recent Clever Real Estate survey. Clever
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Skyrocketing health care costs are threatening early retirement dreams for millions of Americans. Enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expired at the end of 2025 — leaving 24 million people facing a sharp rise in health insurance costs unless Congress acts. Middle-income Americans ages 50 to 64 are most at risk, according to KFF data
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Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, stoked debate about the future of retirement savings by saying that in the coming years, traditional retirement planning could become “irrelevant” amid technological advances. “One side recommendation I have is: Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years,” Musk said on
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