Part 2 of a series explaining how, evidence to the contrary, most Americans, most journalists and most policymakers believe the U.S. retirement system is failing. Drawn from The Real Retirement Crisis ...

Poverty is on the rise, but only among seniors, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual poverty report. Based on the official measure, which is a simple calculation based on pretax cash income ...

Seniors with little to no money die up to nine years sooner than those with a lot, a study shows. Here are tips to get more ...

A recent study ranked Hawaii top in the nation for senior care while Louisiana ranks as the worst state in the U.S. for ...

The cost-of-living adjustment is closely watched, because as many as 39% of seniors rely on Social Security for all of their income, analysis shows Social Security's COLA has averaged 2.6% for more ...

More than 12% of Florida seniors, age 65 and older, are living below the poverty line, making basic needs like medical care difficult to access. In Seminole County, that number is slightly lower at ...

They’re wrong. The Census Bureau itself shows why. Based on new Census Bureau figures released on September 9, USA Today reports, “Seniors are the only age group with growing poverty. It could get ...

While poverty declined for other groups, seniors faced unprecedented financial hardship in 2024.

One in five girls in the U.S. have missed school due to a lack of menstrual products. A North Carolina high school student is addressing this issue by establishing "Girls Against Period Poverty" ...

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment is expected to be as much as 2.8% in 2026, analysts said, but the average $54 monthly increase may not go very far as inflation creeps higher. According to ...