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Boomers Refusing to Downsize in Retirement
Baby Boomers are starting to affect the younger generation’s ability to find affordable homes for their new families. In the past, retirees have downsized their homes in retirement and after their children moved out in to homes of their own.…
Investing When Nearing Retirement
It may seem like a lost cause if you see the need to start investing so soon to your planned retirement date, but you may have more time than it first seems. If you are planning to invest some money…
When to Claim Benefits Early
Waiting as long as possible is common advice on when to start claiming Social Security benefits, but that is not feasible for everyone. Social Security and personal needs are very much a case by case basis, and not everyone’s situation…
Fixing Disability Insurance
Heritage Foundation senior policy analyst Rachel Greszler recently shared her views on how to improve Social Security Disability in a public talk with The Federalist. Greszler went on air to say that the SSDI has deviated from its original purpose…
Waiting is Not Always the Best Idea to Apply for Benefits
Most of the advice going around concerning when to start applying to receive Social Security benefits says that the best course of action is to wait until the max possible age. While this does offer the highest returns on your…
What the Social Security Loopholes Taught us
The recent game changer in the world of Social Security came in the form of a budget bill from congress that closed off access to a couple loopholes that some were using to ensure that their benefits were enough to…
Retirement Crisis? Study Says It’s Up to You
A survey conducted by the Knoxsville News Sentinel explored the issue of retirement preparedness, focusing on opinions about what much of mainstream media paints as a dire crisis for so many. Respondents in the reader solicitation certainly acknowledge that financial…
What Holiday Shopping can Teach You About Saving for Retirement
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, and companies would not participate if it did not make good financial sense. This day marks the period that most stores start to see their profit for the year. They…
Making Sure You Save Enough for Retirement
Many retirees run in to the concern of wondering if they have enough in savings to last throughout their entire retirement. This concern is getting more and more real as life expectancy keeps going up. There is a plethora of…
Proclamation of Thanksgiving
This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America’s national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders similar to this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for a local…