The Role of Life Expectancy in Retirement Decisions

Any time is a good time to focus on an important question which affects your future – When should I take my Social Security benefits?  While there are a number of factors to consider when making that decision, don’t overlook…

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The Clock is Ticking for Social Security Solvency

Lest we forget, this article provides an excellent treatise about Social Security’s looming financial issues, now forecast to come to pass in about six short years. Don’t panic! That doesn’t mean that Social Security is going away (as in “bankrupt)…

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Social Security: The Mystery of Spousal Benefits

Some things appear to be a “riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”[1], and that certainly seems an apt description of Social Security spousal benefits. Here at the AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory Service, questions about spousal benefits make…

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Straight Talk about Social Security 

Since its 2016 formation, the AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisory Service has answered thousands of questions from those seeking guidance with their Social Security options. Most of the questions have been about personal benefit options (when to claim Social Security and questions about…

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Trump Executive Order Serves as a Prelude to Secure 2.0’s Saver’s Match Provision

President Trump’s April 30 Executive Order, titled “PROMOTING RETIREMENT-SAVINGS ACCESS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS BY ESTABLISHING TRUMPIRA.GOV,” has been enthusiastically received by the retirement industry, where it is recognized as a significant step forward in promoting the Saver’s Match provision set…

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“Ask Rusty – I’m Still Working; Why Didn’t I Get a Higher Social Security Benefit?”

Dear Rusty:  I began collecting benefits at age 72 and am now 78. Since that time, I have continued to work and have contributed over $40,000 to Social Security over the last six years. At the time of my retirement,…

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