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Early Retirement is Doable
Many people wish they could retire earlier than their full retirement age. In Paul A. Merriman’s column for MarketWatch (www.marketwatch.com) titled “10 ways to retire early – it’s not easy, but it’s doable”, he gives ten steps that have helped…
Learning From Your Mistakes
We all have learned from our mistakes; however, it will be a costly lesson if it happens during retirement. In Elle Kaplan’s column, Five Major (Yet Avoidable) Retirement Mistakes You Shouldn’t Make, appearing on Forbes website (www.forbes.com), she reviews those…
Medicare and Still Working: What You Need to Know
Today nearly one in five seniors is still in the workforce. If you plan to work past age 65, you need to do some homework on when to enroll in Medicare because there could be serious financial consequences if you…
Are You Ready Ladies?
More than 76 percent of all women are not on track financially and are not prepared for retirement. It is essential that you become knowledgeable and well prepared and in control of your finances. In Melody Juge’s column for MarketWatch,…
Saving Enough for Retirement
A new study indicates that those saving for retirement will need to increase dramatically the percent they save for retirement to maintain their standard of living. Robert Powell’s column appearing on USA Today website (www.usatoday.com) reviews several factors that are…
Disability Insurance
Only a few of us have even considered buying disability insurance, although you’re more likely to be disabled than to die before your retirement. Yes, Social Security offers some disability coverage, but that coverage is limited and on average the…
Don’t Be in the Dark About Social Security
Social Security serves as a financial lifeline for many retirees. For almost twenty-five percent of seniors 65 and over, it’s the only source of income. In Maurie Backman’s column appearing on Motley Fool’s website (www.fool.com), she reviews six things that…
The AMAC Foundation: Responding to questions about Social Security.
The AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory service fields questions submitted by people needing researched, trusted, and credible guidance on the options and benefits available to them via Social Security. The Foundation’s Social Security Advisors are trained and accredited through the Ohio-based National Social…
Change in approach needed for today’s retirement plans
Let’s face it, the retirement planning landscape is changing and the traditional planning approaches haven’t yet caught up to the new realities. With nest egg savings, or lack thereof, continuing to be a problem, along with traditional employer pension plans…
Collecting Social Security, but want to hit the “reset button”? Here’s how.
For some folks, automatically applying for Social Security as soon as they’re eligible seems to be the right choice at the time. Others may start Social Security benefits a little later, but after collecting a while and their circumstances change,…