seniors

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  Medicaid life settlements could bring relief

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  May 17, 2013

  State proposals could help elderly patients forced to shed their life insurance policies.

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  8 consumers speak out on investment scams

  By Daniel Williams  |  April 12, 2013

  A few bad apples can cause irreparable damage to the clients they harm.

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  Illinois slams agent on indexed annuity sales

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 11, 2013

  The agent is alleged to have steered seniors into indexed annuities that earned him high commissions but steep losses for clients.

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  Your chances of dying by 2023? Test offers a clue

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  March 6, 2013

  New mortality index offers insight on the likelihood of near death.

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  Boomer-plus clients talk about their finances

  By Daniel Williams  |  March 1, 2013

  Boomer and senior clients tell us whether they share their financial information with their children.

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  Sandy prompts some elderly to seek assisted living

  By Frank Eltman  |  January 7, 2013

  The destruction changed the minds of some seniors who thought they were fine on their own.

• A new president?

  By Kim Magdalein  |  January 1, 2013

  Since we have a new president, things may get interesting.

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  How to make retirement income reappear

  By Mark E. Caner  |  December 26, 2012

  You can help an increasing number of retirees deal with their decreasing number of dollars. And you don’t have to be a magician to do it.

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  Meal programs reduce nursing home use, researchers say

  By Allison Bell  |  December 21, 2012

  Spending on food delivery may cut the percentage of "low-care" residents in facilities.

• Why the falling birthrate is bad for my 2-year-old son

  By Staff Writer  |  December 10, 2012

  A shrinking young population will have to support an increasingly large older one. Should we be worried?