Health

While statistics are somewhat sketchy on the topic, most research suggests that the average retirement-age household has managed to set aside roughly $200,000-$250,000 for their golden years.  Unfortunately, they'll need more than that just to cover their healthcare costs.  Per Bloomberg notes today, the average 65-year-old couple will need roughly $275,000 to cover their healthcare costs during retirement...and that's with Medicare.

Elder-care company Caring.com recently conducted a study to determine the best US states to grow old in. And the winner is…

Utah.

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,

The only way to systemically lower costs is to make prevention and transparency the top priorities.

Authored by Daniel Lang via SHTFplan.com,

There’s only one thing that has been constant throughout the duration of Trump’s presidency, and that is the reaction of the people who oppose him.

Time after time the Left has responded to Trump’s actions and words with unfettered fear, paranoia, and highly publicized meltdowns. His mere presence in the White House seems to leave them hyperventilating, sobbing, and lashing out at anyone dares to support him, or even refuses to denounce him.

In what looks like a routine briefing, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin is due to discuss the Veterans Educational Assistance Act in a press conference beginning at 5 p.m. ET.

However, in light of the fact that it's been a rough day for the Trump administration, reporters are probably brimming with questions about the ongoing controversy about Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville Va. this weekend.