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AMAC Foundation Expands Social Security Advisory Services
The AMAC Foundation announced this week that four representatives have now earned certification as National Social Security Advisors, qualifying them to counsel retirees and pre-retirees on questions and issues pertaining to Social Security. The training preceding the qualification exam equips…
AMAC Foundation Expands Social Security Advisory Services
The AMAC Foundation announced this week that four representatives have now earned certification as National Social Security Advisors, qualifying them to counsel retirees and pre-retirees on questions and issues pertaining to Social Security. The training preceding the qualification exam equips…
Assessing The Pension Protection Act of 2006
Reuters columnist Mark Miller takes a look at the Pension Protection Act of 2006 as it nears a ten-year milestone, offering perspective on the role that it has payed–or has not played–in improving the retirement security of American workers. His analysis takes…
Kids and Social Security
Most of the time Social Security is brought up it is centered around how it helps retirees. However, Social Security plays a big part in supporting children. In 2014 over 3 million children received help from Social Security, and this…
Investing for Retirement
There are many ways to invest for retirement, and one of the more common ways in the past was through pensions. Unfortunately, pensions have been all but phased out except in the case of public servants, leaving many retirees to rely on IRAs…
Options When Retiring Without Savings
Many people are entering in to retirement with little to no savings. Many experts have proclaimed this as an “epidemic” in our country as fewer and fewer people are entering in to retirement with adequate savings. This severely limits options…
Social Security Benefits Abroad
Travel is becoming a bigger part of retired Baby Boomers’ lives. International travel and living in particular is a huge draw to those more adventurous. Many don’t realize that they can still receive their Social Security benefits without actually living…
Working in Your “Retirement Years”….A Partial Solution?
Continuing to work after reaching your chronological retirement goal, either in the same job or in a new life chapter, can have a tremendously beneficial impact on your financial picture. Since this option is often overlooked in math-based “retirement calculators,”…
Americans’ Problem with Saving Money
American’s have grown infamous of late for neglecting their savings either completely or to such a degree to make no difference. 66% of Americans could not come up with $1000 in an emergency according to a recent study by Associated…
Barely Getting by in Retirement
The average income for single retirees is currently $1,583 per month or $19,000 per year. Married retirees pull in a bit more at $48,000 per year. For many, Social Security makes up the bulk of if not the entirety of…