planning

Is New York elder-friendly? Jessica Lappin thinks so.

This post is mostly about NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin, but first, some context. Having spent last week in the serene pastures of south Florida, coming back to this hustling, bustling city was a bit of shock. In many ways New York must be hell to live in as a senior: an exorbitant cost of [...]

Link: Boomers bank on smaller inheritance

As recently as five years ago, economists marveled that baby boomers stood to inherit anywhere between $41 trillion to $136 trillion as their parents passed on. The legacies from members of the Greatest Generation to their boomer offspring promised to become historys greatest intergenerational transfer of wealth.But increasing life spans and health care costs — [...]