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Election 2024

AARP poll shows women 50 and over fear for their financial security. And they vote.

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 23, 2024
AARP found that they're the biggest swing voting block in the upcoming election: more than 60 million strong.
A recent AARP survey found that more than eight in 10 women age 50 and up want paid family leave for caregivers.
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How to prepare for the care economy

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 26, 2023
A new book lays out how to align finances and personal goals so you can enjoy aging.
M.T. Connolly's new book, "The Measure of Our Age," explores how to ensure financial security and emotional wellbeing as we age.
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We should care about the troubled "care economy"

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 2, 2022
Caregivers are often referred to as "the workforce behind the workforce." So why is there so little support for the providers?
The "care economy" is a crucial, yet severely undervalued, part of our economy, Marketplace senior economics contributor Chris Farrell argues. Above, an empty kindergarten classroom.
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