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Your at-a-glance brief for life after 50. Updated every day on Indiana time.
1895: Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays while experimenting in his laboratory in Wurzburg, Germany.
✚Your Health TodaySet out tomorrow's medications this evening so nothing is missed in the morning.
$Money MattersMedicare open enrollment runs each fall. Mark the dates so the window does not pass you by.
Medicare will not call asking for your number. Guard that card the way you guard a credit card.
A large share of American adults carry a quiet rift that nobody talks about at the dinner table. The resear...
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Medicare Part D now puts a firm yearly ceiling on what you pay out of pocket for covered prescriptions. Tha...
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For much of the 20th century, families saved S&H Green Stamps from the grocery store and gas station, pasti...
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Pickleball has become the fastest growing sport in America, and millions of players over 50 are among those...
12 min readA large share of American adults carry a quiet rift that nobody talks about at the dinner table. The research offers hard numbers, honest reasons, and the strategy that people who reconcile describe most often.
How this story matters to your generation.
An income annuity is a way to turn part of your nest egg into a check that keeps coming for as long as you ...
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Starting around age 30, adults lose muscle each decade, and the pace quickens after 50. The good news is th...
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The IRS raised 2026 contribution limits for 401(k) plans and IRAs, and a special catch-up for workers ages ...
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Once you reach your applicable required withdrawal age, the government requires you to start pulling money ...
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