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Maryalene LaPonsie

Maryalene LaPonsie has been writing for U.S. News & World Report since 2015 and covers topics including retirement, personal finance and Social Security.

Ms. LaPonsie has spent more than 20 years writing professionally, with a particular focus on finance for the past decade. In addition to U.S. News, she is a regular contributor to Money Talks News and her work has been featured on MSN, CBS MoneyWatch, Yahoo Finance and elsewhere. Ms. LaPonsie is co-founder of Lowell’s First Look, a micro-news site, which was named the Best Business to Watch in 2019 by the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce.

A native of Michigan, Ms. LaPonsie received her bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.

Publications

  • U.S. News and World Report
    46 articles
  • usnews.com
    13 articles
  • moneytalksnews.com
    9 articles
  • U.S. News & World Report
    8 articles
  • US News and World Report
    2 articles
  • Money Talks News
    2 articles
  • Insure.com
    1 article

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  • Prepare Your Job for a Recession
    1 Apr—U.S. News and World Report
    Key Takeaways Recessions are often accompanied by layoffs and a tightened job market. Workers can make themselves indispensable to employers by learning new skills and being willing to take on new roles. Remote and hybrid workers should make an effort to increase their visibility. During a recession, job seekers should have a new position lined up before leaving their current job. The economy feels shaky right now, with wild swings in the stock market and U.S. employers cutting more than...
  • 9 Steps to Take If You’re Laid Off Within 5 Years of Retirement
    21 Mar—US News and World Report
    Retirement is a milestone that is years in the making. Many older workers spend considerable time and energy determining when to leave the workforce for good. Unfortunately, some have the rug pulled out from under them and are laid off just as the end is in sight. “Your instant reaction is to panic,” says Ruth Schau, now the director of retirement at Novant Health but whose role at her previous employer was eliminated as part of that company’s restructuring. As an older worker, she felt the...
  • Can Elon Musk Cancel Social Security?
    27 Feb—US News and World Report
    Creating the Department of Government Efficiency – known as DOGE – was one of the first orders of business for President Donald Trump when he took office on Jan. 20, 2025. While Amy Gleason was named the department’s acting administrator in March, Trump has repeatedly pointed to billionaire Elon Musk as the driving force behind DOGE. Musk, in turn, has not been shy about sharing how he thinks DOGE can save the federal government up to $1 trillion. From shuttering agencies such as the Consumer...
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  • Social Security in 2025: Experts Weigh in on How the Trump Administration’s Plans Could Reshape Retirement
    26 Nov 2024—U.S. News and World Report
    After being sworn in for his second term, President Donald Trump wasted no time issuing executive orders and proposing policy initiatives. For some, the flurry of activity has sparked concern, while others appreciate that the new administration is quickly getting to work. Either way, retirement programs such as Social Security and Medicare sit in the crosshairs of many proposed changes. “There is a clear indication that (Trump) is going to look at things differently,” says Javier Palomarez,...

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