Social Security -- Martha M. Hamilton in the Washington Post -- "Your Golden Year For Social Security" -- Hamilton discusses what is the best age to begin taking Social Security retirement benefits, and discusses women's, as well as spouse's benefits.  (Read)

Retirement -- By Jonathan Clements in The Wall Street Journal at WSJ.com -- "Bring Fresh Eyes to Your Portfolio in 2008" --  Clements suggests nine points to think about in regard to retirement and correctly assessing your retirement portfolio.  (Read)

Medicare --  Jan Hoffman in the New York Times -- "Doggedly Persistent, Untying Medicare Knots for the Elderly." --  Using a single situation described by Frederic Riccardi, a health counselor for the Medicare Rights Center, Hoffman illustrates the grief encountered by many retirees trying to decipher the plans and benefits involved with Medicare Part D.  (Read)

Medicare --  Very comprehensive article by Charles Duhigg in The New York Times --  "Oxygen Suppliers Fight to Keep a Medicare Boon" --  Duhigg covers the high costs of Oxygen to Medicare, and how overpayment may be the rule, as Congress tries to figure out how to get control of this vital part of American healthcare.  (Read)