To keep up with an aging generation, experts say senior living is being viewed more as hospitalityBy Allison Lee April 18, 2018Allison Lee for MarketplaceThe baby boomer generation is changing the way we think about senior living.POSTED IN: life Assisted living Housing Economy finances baby boomers ListenreadDownloadDownload
Indigenous communities are hit hard in American's most expensive cities By Lizzie O'LearyMarch 30, 2018POSTED IN: Economy Housing cost of living indigenous communities native american ListenreadDownloadDownload
Tijuana's hip food scene and affordable rent are enticing Californians to move south of the borderBy Hannah Harris GreenJanuary 10, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty Images"An American can just be a dishwasher and live here like a king." POSTED IN: business Mexico San Diego Economy commuting living abroad Housing ListenreadDownloadDownload
Millions of the nation’s lowest paid workers will get a new year boostBy Jed KimDecember 26, 2017Analysts say local economies could also benefit from the wage hikes.POSTED IN: Economy minimum wage wages pay wage stagnation cost of living ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rising medical costs may outpace a Social Security cost-of-living raise next year By Mitchell HartmanOctober 16, 2017POSTED IN: Social Security health care cost of living ListenreadDownloadDownload
From Donald Trump to Sheryl Sandberg: what they want graduates to know about successBy Jana KasperkevicMay 13, 2017Ralph Freso/Getty ImagesIt's that time of year, again. Celebrities, politicians and business leaders are dispensing advice through commencement speeches. Here are some highlights.POSTED IN: commencement speeches donald trump Will Ferrell arnold schwarzenegge Sheryl Sandberg graduation business politics read
Why aren't we moving as much for work? By Sabri Ben-AchourApril 14, 2017Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesEconomists are puzzled by a drop in mobility in the labor market.POSTED IN: Unemployment cost of living wages mobility Economy business ListenreadDownloadDownload
Renters facing affordability crisis as wages stagnateBy Adam AllingtonDecember 12, 2016Wikimedia CommonsEvictions are on the rise as renters pay increasing share of income for housing.POSTED IN: eviction renters affordable housing living wage #jobs ListenreadDownloadDownload
Cost of living adjustment ticks up, barelyBy Adam AllingtonOctober 18, 2016401(K) 2012/FlickrCOLA will increase 0.3 percent in 2017. Social Security payments remain flat. POSTED IN: Social Security cost of living Retirement cola ListenreadDownloadDownload