April 20th, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by Chenyu Guan on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. “What’s good for General Motors is good for the country,” the chairman of GM reportedly told Congress in the 1950s. The finance industry has its own version of this truism. Armed […]
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April 13th, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by infoxicated on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The absolute best thing about retirement is the ability to nap with impunity. When I worked in an office, on most days at some point between 10 am and noon there would […]
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April 10th, 2024 Don Akchin
No. 54/April 10, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Driven to Drink Alcohol-related deaths among people over age 55 have increased 237% over the past two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of […]
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April 6th, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Try a quick thought exercise with me: Imagine that you have just been diagnosed with a form of dementia (an umbrella term that includes Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, and others). How would […]
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March 30th, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by Unsplash+ In collaboration with Behnam Norouzi As a person born in the 20th century – who would have been more comfortable in the 19th – I find keeping up with technology to be a perpetual challenge. This is despite the fact that I am, if not fully tech literate, at least an experienced user. […]
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March 27th, 2024 Don Akchin
No. 53/Mar. 27, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Thousands Lose Their Homes to Medicaid Clawbacks Medicaid, the state-administered health care program that pays nursing home and home care expenses for qualified low-income adults, is the only public… […]
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March 23rd, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by Unsplash in collaboration with Getty Images SPECIAL BULLETIN TO SUBSCRIBERS The EndGame is celebrating its third anniversary! Three years! That’s like 24 in cyber years! We’ve lasted longer than 47 TikTok trends, most celebrity marriages, and too many major appliances. Join the birthday celebration by upgrading to a paid subscription. As a paid […]
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March 16th, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I have been bothered by this whole notion of retirement savings for some time. I strongly suspect it is not mathematically possible for most of us to save […]
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March 13th, 2024 Don Akchin
No. 52/Mar. 13, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Relationships With Your Adult Children in Retirement Karen Midyet, a psychologist and retirement and longevity coach, notes that relationships with children must evolve at each life stage, and that […]
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March 9th, 2024 Don Akchin
Photo by The Good Funeral Guide on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. My cellphone rang. The number appeared to be local, and it wasn’t identified as “spam risk,” so I answered it. “Hi, Becky from Senior Benefits with good news about […]
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