Bankruptcies Increasing Among Older Americans New research from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project found that more seniors are filing for bankruptcy than ever before. Bankruptcy filings for those age 65 and older are up by more than 204% from 1991, and seniors now make up the biggest...
The question of how to age well is one which millions of us have been asking for years. And I do believe we now recognize that aging well depends upon a combination of factors rather than any one in particular....
It’s September 2018 and summer is almost over! Time flies by quickly, doesn’t it? Hopefully, we’ve made some progress over the past eight months in our awareness about frauds that target seniors and what we can do to protect ourselves. Perhaps we are a bit more savvy...
Born and raised in South Vietnam during the war, I came to the U.S. in the 1970’s as a foreign exchange student at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. After the war ended in 1975, I stayed on, first in the Midwest (Ohio, Pennsylvania), and then...
Martha Stewart, 77, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 3, 1941. Although, Martha Stewart has been ‘famous’ most of her life, she became ‘infamous’ when she spent time in prison. Let’s get that out of the way, before we get down to...
At a lounge a few nights ago, I happened to be seated near a fellow who ordered a bottle of Merlot. It was time for Wine Tasting Theater. He did everything but rub the bottle and listen to the cork. Finally he approved the purchase....