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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,…
To delay, or not to delay claiming Social Security. That is the question.
Deciding when to retire is one of the issues that most American seniors face, and when to claim Social Security benefits is usually a key element in that decision process. Although conventional wisdom from many advisors includes to delay claiming…
Applying for Social Security online is easy.
Back in the old days, dealing with Social Security often meant a lot of time on the telephone or a trip to the Social Security office where you took a number and waited to be called. Today, Social Security has…
Social Security’s biggest risk? Congressional Inaction
Though the need to reform Social Security is in the news a lot lately, the fact is that the problem has been evident for decades and Congress has done nearly nothing to try to resolve the problem. In fact, except…
What you need to know about spousal benefits in 2017
Chances are, one spouse may not have worked as many years or earned as much as the other spouse. Or, in some cases, a spouse may not have worked at all but rather has been a stay-at-home parent. This is where…