Lorie Konish

Lorie Konish is a seasoned financial journalist with experience across various publications and media outlets. She currently serves as a reporter covering personal finance at CNBC.com, where she focuses on issues related to individual investors and their finances. Prior to joining CNBC, Lorie worked as an editor at InvestmentNews and On Wall Street, covering the challenges faced by financial advisors and their clients. She has also contributed articles to Dow Jones and The Associated Press. Lorie holds a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, as well as a master's degree in personal financial planning from the College for Financial Planning. In addition, she earned a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from Rutgers University.

Biography:  https://www.cnbc.com/lorie-konish/

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Social Security and disability insurance programs may not have enough money to pay all obligations in 2035.
  • Social Security's trust fund is predicted to be exhausted in November of 2033.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Social Security and Medicare on the Brink: Projected Exhaustion of Trust Funds in the Next Decade

Social Security and Medicare on the Brink: Projected Exhaustion of Trust Funds in the Next Decade

Broke On: Monday, 06 May 2024 Social Security and Medicare, with over 136 million beneficiaries combined, face imminent trust fund exhaustion due to demographic changes and the retirement of baby boomers. If no action is taken by Congress, Social Security may not meet all obligations in 2035, while Medicare hospital bills will go unpaid starting in 2036. The political landscape remains contentious as the November presidential election approaches, with President Biden advocating for higher taxes on the rich and former President Trump expressing openness to scaling back the programs.