Some Older Adults 

May Qualify for a New

 $6,000 Tax Break

By Lee Pruitt 

This deduction is an addition to the standard deduction and may help lower your taxable income, potentially reducing your tax bill by hundreds of dollars, depending on your tax bracket.

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4 Unexpected Ways 

Retirees Could Lose

 Social Security Benefits 

in 2026

By Christy Bieber 

Some of these losses could hit everyone, while others will apply only to a select few.

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Protecting Oral Health 

for Older Adults in Medicaid

For low-income older adults and people with disabilities, Medicaid provides a lifeline for services that Original Medicare does not cover, including dental benefits. 

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The 7 Biggest 

Money Stories 

Impacting Seniors 

in 2025

By Stacy Johnson CPA

From a disappointing Cost-of-Living Adjustment to the end of high-yield savings accounts, 2025 delivered a complex financial mix for older Americans.

A daily dip in cold  water might do more than wake you up — it could actually reprogram your body at the cellular level. 

The woman who mistook me for her daughter at the farmers market last week is 73, looks 50, and her entire skincare routine consists of tap water and these seven daily practices that cost absolutely nothing.

Invariably, at, or near, the top of new year’s resolution lists is losing weight. But at eighty years of age, I think it foolish to make resolutions. There are too many variables to consider like physical barriers, financial restraints, or some other matter over which I have no control. However, there is at least one thing I can do that's in my power to manage. And that is what I put in my mouth.

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-  Venezuela has one of the largest proven oil reserves in the world, making petroleum a key part of its economy.

- Venezuela is home to Angel Falls (Salto Ángel), the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 feet).

- The country boasts a wide variety of ecosystems, including the Amazon rainforest, the Andes mountains, and the Caribbean coast.

-  Venezuela is the birthplace of Simón Bolívar, a key leader in Latin America's independence movements, and the country's currency is named the Bolívar in his honor.

- Venezuela has a rich cultural heritage, known for its lively music styles like salsa and joropo, as well as traditional festivities such as the Caracas Carnival.

Full List of New 

Social Security Rules 

Taking Effect This Month

By Suzanne Blake

In the new year, many Social Security rules are taking effect, affecting Americans' benefit amounts, the full retirement age and more.

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More than 22 million 

older Americans live alone,

 are unmarried

 and don’t have kids. 

But they’re struggling 

with rising costs

By Will Kenton

As inflation continues to reshape the American economy, a quiet demographic shift is compounding the financial pressure on older adults.

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Downsizing in Retirement?

 The Big Question: 

Rent or Buy?

By Jessica Gibson 

The decision to rent or buy will be based on your needs and preferences. In general, renting offers more flexibility, and buying offers more security. But this can change.

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How longevity 

is reshaping work, 

wealth, and well-being

By Damien Ng

Increasing longevity is forcing a rethink of public policy, individual lifestyles, and private finances. Yet it is crucial not to overreact or grow unduly alarmed about shifting population dynamics.

The study points to an easy and approachable path for older adults looking to support healthier aging through food.

By Stacey Leasca 

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If you think the kidnapping of Maduro or regime change had anything to do with drug trafficking, oil, or saving Venezuela's people from a dictator, then you know nothing about what really fills Trump's gut. He may eat copious amounts of fast food. But the real fuel that drives him is his need for attention and recognition. He also craves a spot in history. What better way than to lead a precise, secret operation against what he sees as an international bad guy? Just like his nemesis Barack Obama did when they killed real terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Trump despises two people most: Joe Biden and Barack Obama with Hillary Clinton a close third.

Trump scorns Biden over his wild idea that Biden stole the 2020 election. So he blasts Biden at every chance. He did it at Saturday's news conference too. He should have explained sending in troops. Instead, he took shots at Biden's failures. His anger at Biden is mild next to his hate for Obama.

Trump dislikes Obama because our 44th president had everything Trump doesn’t. Among which are respect and admiration from the citizens of the United States. But even more compelling for Trump is the one thing he wants more than anything. The object that has eluded him and will continue to elude him. The Nobel Peace Prize. Trump knows he will never get it, so he does the next best thing he can do to emulate the Prize winning Obama. And that is to have his photo-op moment in a "war room", sitting with his generals and Secretary of State watching, in real time, “Operation Absolute Resolve.”  Exactly like Obama did when we found and killed Osama bin laden. Which, by the way, was code named Operation “Neptune Spear.”

We all saw the photo which was shown world-wide of President Obama, with Hillary at his side, (in a real “war room”), intently watching the bin Laden strike unfold. Trump wanted a moment like that. And the only way he could get it was to manufacture a villain, plan an attack and kidnap a duly elected president of a sovereign nation.  Unfortunately for Trump, while he may have those situation room photos to fawn over, he will never have accomplished anything of great importance, nor will he garner any esteem or regard. And, no mmatter how he tries and how much he wants it,  he will never have his “Obama Moment.”   … bwc

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