Noah Shidelower
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This is unfortunately something that we have heard a lot from a lot of our readers.
This is unfortunately something that we have heard a lot from a lot of our readers.
This is unfortunately something that we have heard a lot from a lot of our readers.
It seems almost every conversation that I have with older Americans... talk about that in some regard, where a lot of people are saying, I prepared well, but how well did I prepare? Or some people are saying, well, I don't have a ton of money right now, and I'm really nervous. And we have noticed this across the board, across wealthy individuals, people who are lower income.
It seems almost every conversation that I have with older Americans... talk about that in some regard, where a lot of people are saying, I prepared well, but how well did I prepare? Or some people are saying, well, I don't have a ton of money right now, and I'm really nervous. And we have noticed this across the board, across wealthy individuals, people who are lower income.
It seems almost every conversation that I have with older Americans... talk about that in some regard, where a lot of people are saying, I prepared well, but how well did I prepare? Or some people are saying, well, I don't have a ton of money right now, and I'm really nervous. And we have noticed this across the board, across wealthy individuals, people who are lower income.
people who are relying on a lot of these social services. The Trump administration is saying, we won't touch Social Security, we won't touch benefits. But we are seeing a lot of changes right now. And we have spoken with a lot of these older Americans who are saying, well, I used to be able to get through to Social Security in 15 minutes without a concern with my benefits.
people who are relying on a lot of these social services. The Trump administration is saying, we won't touch Social Security, we won't touch benefits. But we are seeing a lot of changes right now. And we have spoken with a lot of these older Americans who are saying, well, I used to be able to get through to Social Security in 15 minutes without a concern with my benefits.
people who are relying on a lot of these social services. The Trump administration is saying, we won't touch Social Security, we won't touch benefits. But we are seeing a lot of changes right now. And we have spoken with a lot of these older Americans who are saying, well, I used to be able to get through to Social Security in 15 minutes without a concern with my benefits.
Now I'm on the phone for four or five hours. We are hearing from a lot of people who are concerned about the future of Social Security. Will I continue getting the same allocation that I'm getting right now? And then you have just in general, a lot of older Americans are working later. So they're living longer, but they're also having to work a lot longer.
Now I'm on the phone for four or five hours. We are hearing from a lot of people who are concerned about the future of Social Security. Will I continue getting the same allocation that I'm getting right now? And then you have just in general, a lot of older Americans are working later. So they're living longer, but they're also having to work a lot longer.
Now I'm on the phone for four or five hours. We are hearing from a lot of people who are concerned about the future of Social Security. Will I continue getting the same allocation that I'm getting right now? And then you have just in general, a lot of older Americans are working later. So they're living longer, but they're also having to work a lot longer.
We are seeing some pushes right now among some Americans. representatives in Congress to potentially even push back the retirement age from 67 to 69 or 70. So there's definitely a lot of fear that a lot that a lot of older Americans have that they will need to keep working or they'll have to work until their 70s to supplement Social Security.
We are seeing some pushes right now among some Americans. representatives in Congress to potentially even push back the retirement age from 67 to 69 or 70. So there's definitely a lot of fear that a lot that a lot of older Americans have that they will need to keep working or they'll have to work until their 70s to supplement Social Security.
We are seeing some pushes right now among some Americans. representatives in Congress to potentially even push back the retirement age from 67 to 69 or 70. So there's definitely a lot of fear that a lot that a lot of older Americans have that they will need to keep working or they'll have to work until their 70s to supplement Social Security.
So we're looking at a lot of factors right now, a lot of indicators. The main thing that we're currently looking at is asset prices. A lot of older Americans and a lot of retirees who have a lot of equity in their homes and their home is essentially their retirement. This is a lot of money for some people. It's six, seven figures worth of retirement money.
So we're looking at a lot of factors right now, a lot of indicators. The main thing that we're currently looking at is asset prices. A lot of older Americans and a lot of retirees who have a lot of equity in their homes and their home is essentially their retirement. This is a lot of money for some people. It's six, seven figures worth of retirement money.
So we're looking at a lot of factors right now, a lot of indicators. The main thing that we're currently looking at is asset prices. A lot of older Americans and a lot of retirees who have a lot of equity in their homes and their home is essentially their retirement. This is a lot of money for some people. It's six, seven figures worth of retirement money.
And if a lot of their equity goes down, if the housing market kind of collapses a little bit, that will get messed up for a lot of people. And it's hard for older Americans to downsize as well because there's... you know, not a lot of houses on the market right now that are selling for affordable rates. With inflation, there's many different ways of analyzing it.
And if a lot of their equity goes down, if the housing market kind of collapses a little bit, that will get messed up for a lot of people. And it's hard for older Americans to downsize as well because there's... you know, not a lot of houses on the market right now that are selling for affordable rates. With inflation, there's many different ways of analyzing it.