What California Families Need to Know About Corporate Layoffs and Estate Planning: Protecting Your Legacy When Job Security Disappears

What California Families Need to Know About Corporate Layoffs and Estate Planning: Protecting Your Legacy When Job Security Disappears

# ## Why California Professionals Should Care About This Wave of Corporate Layoffs If you’re a California resident working in corporate America—or managing assets for someone who is—the recent wave of layoffs... Read more »
Social Security planning may jumpstart reverse mortgage conversations

Social Security planning may jumpstart reverse mortgage conversations

Rather than leading with product, Drapala urged reverse mortgage originators to start with education, specifically around Social Security claiming strategies, to build trust and uncover housing stability goals. “Social Security is a... Read more »
Whistleblower Complaint Against DNI Tulsi Gabbard: What California Families Need to Know About Government Transparency and National Security Oversight

Whistleblower Complaint Against DNI Tulsi Gabbard: What California Families Need to Know About Government Transparency and National Security Oversight

If you’re a California resident concerned about government accountability, transparency in federal agencies, or how national security decisions impact your rights, this developing story about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard offers... Read more »
House approves funding boost for Social Security Administration

House approves funding boost for Social Security Administration

Provisions would give the agency an additional $50 million for customer service through the remainder of fiscal year 2026, which ends Sept. 30, AARP reported.   The Social Security provisions are part... Read more »
Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

Ideas cited by the Brookings Institution from the Progressive Policy Institute, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Cato Institute all recommend shifting the program away from its current wage-replacement structure toward... Read more »
AI-driven wire fraud schemes reshape real estate security in 2025

AI-driven wire fraud schemes reshape real estate security in 2025

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Jonathan Delozier: What are you seeing this year in terms of new wire fraud patterns or the evolution of what criminals... Read more »
Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

Broad support found for independent Social Security commission

Support cuts across age, income and party lines in the survey. Democrats expressed the strongest backing at 78%, followed by independents at 72% and Republicans at 68%. Respondents were asked whether Congress... Read more »
California law now caps security deposit at one month’s rent

California law now caps security deposit at one month’s rent

The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation took effect Monday that limits a security deposit on... Read more »
CBO reduces the expected lifespan for Social Security

CBO reduces the expected lifespan for Social Security

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report that estimates the benefit payment schedule of the Social Security program, saying that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will “decline... Read more »
Arnel Management illegally withheld security deposits, attorney general alleges

Arnel Management illegally withheld security deposits, attorney general alleges

Arnel Management Co. has agreed to settle allegations it illegally withheld security deposits, the California attorney general announced Friday. The move came nearly eight years after a Times story detailed reports from... Read more »