Seniors

Savvy Senior: Navigating Social Security as it downsizes

Dear Savvy Senior, My local Social Security office was recently shut down because of staff layoffs and large-scale downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency. All this disruption makes me very nervous, as I’ll be applying for my Social Security retirement benefits later this year. My question is, how

Savvy Senior: How to replace important lost documents

Dear Savvy Senior, How do I go about replacing some important documents that were lost when our home of 50 years burned down? We lost everything including our house deed, car titles, old tax returns, Social Security and Medicare cards, birth certificates, marriage license and passports. -Suffering in SoCal Dear

Savvy Senior: When to worry about your memory

Savvy Senior: Is a reverse mortgage a good idea?