The Looming Social Security Crisis, Tax Deadline Extension in Your State?, Hedge Funds’ 21 Blue Chip Stock Picks

The Looming Crisis for Social Security | The Best Ways Parents Can Transfer Wealth to Help Their Kids | Medicare Advantage's Open Enrollment Deadline Is Coming Up Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 27, 2024 CONNECT WITH KIPLINGER  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Top Story [] [The Looming Crisis for Social Security]( [The Looming Crisis for Social Security]( (Getty Images) How concerned should you be? Pulitzer winner David Cay Johnston warns that [Congress has just 10 years to resolve the issues surrounding Social Security]( – and explains possible changes and fixes. [] Wealth Transfer [] [The Best Ways Parents Can Transfer Wealth to Help Their Kids]( [The Best Ways Parents Can Transfer Wealth to Help Their Kids]( (Getty Images) From custodial accounts to trusts, [Baby Boomers can participate in the great wealth transfer]( in ways that won’t burden their kids with extra taxes, writes wealth strategist Alvina Lo. 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