Retirement News, Income Strategies & Social Security Updates

Day: May 14, 2026

Best Places to Retire

These 5 cities are seeing a massive wave of retirees moving in — and here’s why

When Linda Ferraro retired from teaching in Connecticut in 2023, she gave herself one rule: no more shoveling snow. Within a year she had closed on a two-bedroom in Sarasota, Florida, joined a pickleball league, and started wondering why she hadn’t moved sooner. Her story is one version of a

Part-Time & Side Income

The side hustles retirees are using to earn an extra $1,000 a month

A retired accountant in suburban New Jersey picks up three tax-preparation clients every spring and nets about $1,200 a month during filing season. A former high school teacher in Phoenix tutors students over Zoom for $40 an hour, booking roughly 25 hours a month. A widowed nurse in central Ohio

Medicare & Health Coverage

Wegovy, Zepbound, and Foundayo drop to $50 a month under Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge starting July 1 — but the copay won’t count toward the new $2,100 Part D out-of-pocket cap

Fees, Scams & Rip-Offs

12,400 Americans 60 and older lost more than $100,000 each to online scammers last year — the FBI says any caller demanding gift cards, crypto, or a wire transfer is the scam

Estate & Legacy Planning

Anyone 70½ or older can route $111,000 of their IRA straight to charity in 2026 — the gift counts toward the year’s required minimum distribution and never hits taxable income

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Retirement News, Income Strategies & Social Security Updates

Retirement News, Income Strategies & Social Security Updates

Day: May 14, 2026

These 5 cities are seeing a massive wave of retirees moving in — and here’s why

The side hustles retirees are using to earn an extra $1,000 a month

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Medicare & Health Coverage

Wegovy, Zepbound, and Foundayo drop to $50 a month under Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge starting July 1 — but the copay won’t count toward the new $2,100 Part D out-of-pocket cap

Fees, Scams & Rip-Offs

12,400 Americans 60 and older lost more than $100,000 each to online scammers last year — the FBI says any caller demanding gift cards, crypto, or a wire transfer is the scam

Estate & Legacy Planning

Anyone 70½ or older can route $111,000 of their IRA straight to charity in 2026 — the gift counts toward the year’s required minimum distribution and never hits taxable income

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