Broadcast Retirement Network

Eldercare Could Wreck Your Retirement: Caring for an aging parent can quietly drain your savings, stall your career, and delay your own retirement. In this video, Debbie Carlson, whose reporting appears in Barron's, breaks down the financial realities of eldercare and how to plan before a crisis hits. Read the full Barron's article here: https://www.barrons.com/articles/eldercare-retirement-finances-career-c659e8fb

Shari Eberts, hearing health advocate, author of Hear and Beyond, and founder of LivingWithHearingLoss.com, explains why as little as 14 minutes at a concert can permanently damage your hearing. She shares simple, affordable ways to protect your ears, from foam and custom-molded plugs to acoustic plugs and over-ear muffs, and why protection often makes the music sound clearer.

Could a simple swap in your salt shaker save millions of lives? Professor Bruce Neal, Senior Professorial Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health, joins us to talk about a new study in Nature Health. It found that switching from regular salt to potassium-enriched salt worldwide could prevent nearly 3 million deaths and 10 million new cases of heart and kidney disease each year.

Why do Americans pay so much more for healthcare than people in other wealthy countries, often without getting more care? In this conversation, Gerard Anderson, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, explains why high prices, not overuse, drive U.S. healthcare spending.

Dr. Chrissy Salley, Director of Clinician Engagement and Outreach at Courageous Parents Network, explores the realities of parent caregivers providing hospital-level care at home—and the urgent need for recognition, respite, and meaningful support.

Public pension funds may have as much as $700 billion invested in AI-related companies, and some funds have close to a fifth of their assets tied to the AI trade. In this episode, Anthony Randazzo, Executive Director of Equable Institute, explains why the concentration itself is the risk.

Lawrence Eric Davidow, CELA, of Davidow, Davidow, Siegel and Stern, LLP, explains how trusts, prenups, Medicaid’s five-year look-back and long-term care planning can help today’s families protect their assets and inheritance.

Housing and food now take up about half of what Americans spend, the highest share in 15 years. In this interview, Dr. David P. Anderson, professor and extension economist for livestock and food product marketing at Texas A&M University's Department of Agricultural Economics, explains what's behind the squeeze.

40+ and Not Feeling Like Yourself? 7 New Rules for Women's Health. Dr. Kanchi Chadha, MD, FACOG, Director of the Midlife Women's Health and Longevity Center at Hackensack Meridian Health, explains how hormone changes in midlife affect your muscle, bones, sleep, and heart.

Dr. Dagny Zhu, ophthalmologist and American Academy of Ophthalmology spokesperson, shares practical advice on daily eye-drop use, screen-related eye strain, and when to see an eye doctor.