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Kerry Hannon

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Columnist at Yahoo Finance

Speaker, Workplace Futurist,Strategist–Careers, Retirement– Senior Columnist @YahooFinance, Author In Control at 50+, Never Too Old To Get Rich and more @DukeU

Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | aol.com | Kerry Hannon

    Retirement savers weathered a chaotic stretch of market gyrations in the first three months of the year, consistently adding to their savings, according to Fidelity Investments’ quarterly analysis. While they experienced a drop in average 401(k), 403(b), and IRA balances, mostly due to market swings, savings rates remained consistent, with the average 401(k) savings rate increasing to a record 14.3%.

  • 3 weeks ago | aol.com | Kerry Hannon

    Social Security recipients who are behind on their student loans can breathe a sigh of relief — for now. The US Department of Education said it’s pausing plans to garnish Social Security benefits from people with student loans in default. The department previously announced in April that it would begin collections as soon as June 1 after nearly a five-year hiatus. That was rattling news for those who depend on those checks to cover their monthly costs.

  • 3 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Kerry Hannon

    Connie Morton’s husband died last November. The cause: complications from Parkinson’s disease, which he had been living with for 18 years. “During that time, there were multiple medical costs not covered by Medicare,” the Colonial Beach, Va., resident told Yahoo Finance. “We paid what we could. For the last nine years of his life, he could no longer work.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kerry Hannon

    Connie Morton’s husband died last November. The cause: complications from Parkinson’s disease, which he had been living with for 18 years. “During that time, there were multiple medical costs not covered by Medicare,” the Colonial Beach, Va., resident told Yahoo Finance. “We paid what we could. For the last nine years of his life, he could no longer work.

  • 3 weeks ago | aol.com | Kerry Hannon

    My dad taught me lots of cool things, like how to ride my purple banana-seat bike and how to dream big. He’d say, “You’ve got to dream to get there.” And he’d push me to “look for the ‘I can’ not the ‘I can’t.’”His advice still guides me. As a financial columnist and author, I now have my own advice to offer this year’s graduates as they enter the real world and the job market. Cast a wide net. There’s more competition for fewer entry-level jobs, according to the online job platform Handshake.

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Kerry Hannon
Kerry Hannon @KerryHannon
14 Jun 25

Ask Kerry: Readers weigh in on Medicare and more @YahooFinance #SocialSecurity #Medicare https://t.co/NO75Ko9t4y

Kerry Hannon
Kerry Hannon @KerryHannon
12 Jun 25

Americans flunk retirement literacy quiz. Here's why it matters. @YahooFinance #retirement https://t.co/7OeIAEF18z

Kerry Hannon
Kerry Hannon @KerryHannon
11 Jun 25

RT @David_Conti: Honored to be quoted in @AARP's “10 Ways to Fail at Retirement” — alongside @KerryHannon & @cfarrellEcon. I shared why ski…