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Six Months Left for Social Security Loophole
The recent federal budget bill put an end to a few common Social Security filing tactics, but this only goes in to effect on April 29 of 2016. There is still six months to take advantage of this strategy to…
Preparing for Retirement
There is more to preparing for retirement than just applying for benefits at 66. To get the most out of retirement and benefits, you need to know what your situation looks like well in advance. The first step is to…
Adding up Social Security
There are many variables that go in to calculating your Social Security benefit checks, some far from obvious. The first thing to know about how Social Security is calculated is that it takes in to account your 35 highest-earning years…
Carolyn Colvin Offers A Retrospective on Social Security
Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security offers some reflective thoughts on her career with the agency in a blog post today on ssa.gov. Ms. Colvin shares personal views on What Social Security has meant to her and her family, and…
The Main Pieces of a Successful Retirement Account
It is all too easy to get bogged down and confused in the plethora of information out there on how best to build a portfolio that will see maximum dividends, but the layman can get by very well off knowing…
Saving For Retirement as a Woman
Women are caught playing catch up for retirement savings when compared to men. Newer women starting their careers are in a better spot than those that are already nearing retirement age, but there are still ways to boost your savings…
Boomers Being Replaced by Millennials
Employers are learning to adapt to a new work force as Baby Boomers retire and Millennials move in to fill the void. This rollover in employment is spurring rapid change in many companies as they rework their infrastructure in order…
Using Savings Early to Boost Benefits Later
One of the biggest decisions in retirement is deciding when to start collecting on Social Security benefits. The answer to this question is different for everyone as everyone’s situation will be unique to themselves. One proposed answer is to live…
Things to Know Before Retiring in 2016
Many changes have gone through this year that will be enacted in 2016 pertaining to retirement and Social Security. The biggest changes are in popular filing strategies such as file-and-suspend that drastically alter how couples should plan for their retirements.…
Becoming a “Senior Citizen”
62 is usually lauded as the first landmark in Social Security because it is the age at which you can start collecting early benefits, but there are other landmark ages that come sooner. One of the first that you will…