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Prime earning years often coincide with caregiving needs. Here’s how to navigate startribune.com/child-elder-ca… Planning ahead and thinking through potential decisions when the caregiving moment arrives can minimize the effect on household budgets and careers.

Call to Mind is American Public Media's initiative focused on mental health. The “Aging Mind” hour explores the mental health challenges of older adults. The segment I reported on focused on the mental health of the direct care workforce (23:50 to 33:50). mprnews.org/story/2025/05/…

10 Ways to Fail at Retirement aarp.org/money/retireme… Thanks for including me in this terrific article. These 10 retirement land mines are well worth thinking about and figuring out how to avoid them.

Borrowing Boom Imperils Retirement for Millions nextavenue.org/borrowing-boom… High debts and low savings are pushing more older adults into the ranks of financially precarious. The first of a 12-part series exploring the debt and older adults for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

More Risk, Less Money nextavenue.org/more-risk-less… Economic risks once absorbed by large institutions and government programs were shifted on to fragile household balance sheets. The second in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue. nextavenue.org/more-risk-less…

The High Cost of Easy Credit nextavenue.org/the-high-cost-… Debts weigh heavily on older generations of modest means. They typically have little savings, retirement nest eggs and other resources to tap. The third in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

Beware of Financial Reversals nextavenue.org/beware-of-fina… Many older adults of modest means rely on credit cards to pay for necessities. And, at any age, life can throw an unexpected curveball that upends finances. The fourth in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

How to Escape Credit-Card Quicksand nextavenue.org/how-to-escape-… There is no magic formula for quickly eliminating debts. That said, there's no reason for despair. There are time-tested solutions that work. The fifth in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

Student Loan Debt Haunts Many Retirees nextavenue.org/student-loan-d… For a large number of older debtors, student loan obligations that didn't pay off in the job market is pushing them to the financial brink. The 6th in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

Dealing with Decades of Debt nextavenue.org/decades-of-stu… There are various proposals to overhaul federal student loans. Unclear what changes will take effect. The uncertainty is unsettling for older student borrowers. The 7th in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

Credit Cards Crushing You? Here’s a Way Out nextavenue.org/credit-cards-c… There comes a moment when we realize we're financially unprepared for retirement. Little savings. Too much debt. Tackling debt becomes a priority. The 8th in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

Despair Is Not an Option nextavenue.org/despair-is-not… Gen Xers often take care of children and aging parents. Toss in recessions, unemployment, medical setbacks and Gen Xers have little savings and too much debt. The 9th in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

House Payments that Don’t Retire nextavenue.org/house-payments… Older homeowners still carrying a mortgage and living on a fixed income are at financial risk. They're vulnerable to the money shock of unexpected expenses. The 10th in a 12-part series for Marketplace and PBS Next Avenue.

The Office Hours podcast from Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute is back for Season Three. Episode 1: The end of the free trade era? Economists Chris Phelan and Tim Kehoe differ. Link to the audio version: open.spotify.com/episode/0zgexI… Video link: youtu.be/CXctWkB2xD4?si…

Episode 2 of the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute podcast, Office Hours. President of the Minneapolis Fed, Gary Stern, and former Director of Research, Art Rolnick, discuss Fed credibility and independence. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/55aWti… Watch: youtu.be/1yPJLztnWfs?si…

Episode 3 of the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute podcast, Office Hours: Inflation, tariffs, and lessons learned (and relearned) from history with economist V.V. Chari. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6SeMgg… Watch: youtu.be/nybw0exnJ7E?si…

Episode 4 of the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute podcast, Office Hours: The trade war between the U.S. and China: What's at stake in the decoupling with HHEI Director Kjetil Storesletten Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0zgexI… Watch: youtu.be/TfleWWXhmLE?si…

Social Network: Marketplace’s Chris Farrell tcbmag.com/social-network… via @tcbmag This was fun. I was asked to name how I use social media, including Substack. Here are a few of my favorites

Amid messiness at the Social Security Administration, more people are taking benefits early startribune.com/social-securit… Doubts about the reliability of retirement benefits from Social Security are cropping up. Yet for those with resources, it still pays to wait to claim.

The challenges of opening and running a restaurant mprnews.org/episode/2025/0… MPR News host Angela Davis and guests talk about what it takes to start and manage a restaurant — and keep it open. We also talk about the economy at the beginning of the hour.