Christy Bieber

1 week ago | moneywise.com | Christy Bieber

Scammers get bold, as criminals send couriers to pick up money As ABC 10 News reports, one audacious scam is occurring almost daily in San Diego, as overseas criminals ensnare innocent victims in a tech support or overpayment scam, and then send a courier to their house to pick up cash. Dale Marsh, a Carlsbad resident, was nearly a victim of this very crime after receiving a text from a phone number thanking him for purchasing Norton antivirus products.

1 week ago | 247wallst.com | Christy Bieber

Investing The most recent Social Security Trustees’ report has bad news about benefit cuts. The trust fund is expected to run out in 2034, a year earlier than anticipated last year. An automatic benefit cut could happen in less than a decade if lawmakers don’t make some changes soon. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement?

1 week ago | 247wallst.com | Christy Bieber

Investing The Federal Reserve met in mid-June to determine whether to cut interest rates. Fed officials held rates steady and expressed concerns that tariffs would lead to more inflation. Retirees could see their Social Security COLA adjustment increase due to rising inflation. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement?

1 week ago | kiplinger.com | Christy Bieber |Ellen Kennedy

Do you live in a region considered a dementia hot spot, or a region of the country with elevated rates of dementia? The risk of dementia varies surprisingly across the United States; there are significant geographic disparities in the rates of diagnoses, with people in certain areas seeing dementia rates as much as 25% higher than the baseline.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Christy Bieber

Finger touching navigation map on a touch screen smartphone device to demonstrate dementia hot spots. Do you live in a region considered a dementia hot spot, or a region of the country with elevated rates of dementia? The risk of dementia varies surprisingly across the United States; there are significant geographic disparities in the rates of diagnoses, with people in certain areas seeing dementia rates as much as 25% higher than the baseline.