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The Graying of American Bankruptcy Filings

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When financial affairs have spun out of control, filing bankruptcy is an option, but typically as a last resort. Recent research published as ‘Graying of U.S. Bankruptcy: Fallout from Life in a Risk Society,’ reveals that a growing number of adults 65 and older are choosing bankruptcy as their best option. We ask Professor Deborah Thorne, principal investigator for the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, why that trend is happening. Then we talk with Helene Raynaud, of the non-profit Guidewell Financial Solutions, to learn about ways to avoid monetary crisis and stress. 

To read the full paper, "Graying of U.S. Bankruptcy: Fallout from Life in a Risk Society' visit this link.

For more information on Guidewell Financial Solutions, visit this link.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'