Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol Program helps reduce errors, fraud, and abuse
REGION - The Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program is part of a national initiative with a mission to reach, educate and counsel Medicare...
Massachusetts residents have it better than some in saving for retirement
By Nance Ebert
Contributing Writer
REGION - Living in Massachusetts is expensive and many aging residents struggle to make ends meet while still working, let alone...
Post-pension retirement era causing anxiety about financial stability for many people
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
REGION - With so much uncertainty in the air, millions of workers across the country are worried about their Social Security...
Don’t put off creating an estate plan
By Nina Dow
Contributing Writer
REGION - Creating an estate plan, like securing a life insurance policy, can be a daunting task at any stage in...
AARP Is Fighting to Stop Scams: Regulating Crypto Kiosks to Protect Consumers
By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director
Criminals have found a new way to steal your money. Like everything else, they’ve gone high tech. They’re...
Estate planning is especially important for later in life marriages
By Jennifer Flanagan and Kathryn Calo
REGION - Finding love later in life comes with many advantages, including blending families with adult children or grandchildren...
Five things to know about Social Security
By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director
Social Security is your money — you earned it through a lifetime of hard work. And like most...
IRS launches ambitious plan to improve customer service
By Debbie Spingarn, Contributing Writer
REGION - When Teresa Fern, 52, of Norfolk had her social security number stolen, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) was...
Thrifty Thursdays – AARP’s fall financial series
By Mike Festa, State Director AARP Massachusetts
AARP is working to ensure you have a brighter and more secure financial future. We provide free tools...
Save on groceries by buying less-than-perfect foods
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
REGION - Going to the grocery store, especially over the past year of high inflation, has created a lot of...
