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Baby Boomers: Too Optimistic About Retirement?
(By – Anne Fisher, Fortune) If you’re a Baby Boomer within sight of age 65, you’re probably thinking about your next move—and it may well be a career change instead of a traditional kick-back-and-relax retirement. Among 1,005 Boomers who haven’t yet…
Things to know about Social Security’s disability crisis
(By – STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, bigstory.ap.org) The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year — right in the middle of a presidential election — unless Congress acts. Social Security’s trustees say the disability trust fund will…
Boomers, Retirement, and the Future of Social Security – Expert Answers the Big Questions
(Source – www.modernreaders.com) At this point, a lot of the kids who grew up on the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Woodstock are now heading towards retirement, and a lot of Baby Boomers have questions aplenty about what could be a…
At GOP Debate, Social Security Has a Moment
By – Richard Eisenberg, www.nextavenue.org) Surprisingly, at least to me, economic issues didn’t come up at all until 49 minutes into the debate.While other pundits watched yesterday’s Republican presidential debates for the histrionics and the horserace, my focus was on domestic issues…
Political Parties Splinter Over Social Security Reform
(By – Jamie Hopkins, Forbes Contributor) Today, the Social Security system is standing on a cliff, awaiting its fate. Its fate is tied to the fate of millions of Americans. Just next year, in 2016, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)…
Battle Lines Form in the Fight Over Social Security Payment Reductions
(By – Eric Pianin, www.thefiscaltimes.com) With as many as 11 million Americans facing a 19 percent cut in their Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits next year absent intervention by Congress and the White House, Republican lawmakers are suddenly moving to…
3 Numbers You Need to Know about Social Security and Your Retirement
(Source – www.brightscope.com) What if you told someone that they could have a guaranteed revenue stream with inflation protection to help meet their retirement needs? They would probably be interested and a bit surprised to realize that you were talking about…
In N.H. forum, Christie touts Social Security changes, drug policies
(By – Matt Arco and Christopher Baxter, www.nj.com) With his campaign for the presidency bet squarely on New Hampshire, Gov. Chris Christie on Monday fielded questions right in his political wheelhouse, including how to tackle big problems like Social Security and the…
Retirement fear: Inflation
By – Joseph A. Clark, www.usatoday.com) When you were a kid, did you fear monsters hiding in your closet or under your bed? You’re no kid anymore and new fears haunt you — such as running out of money in retirement after…
Social Security and the importance of a word
(By – Scott Burns, www.dallasnews.com) The Social Security trustees released their new report last Wednesday. Hours later, Huffington Post writer Nancy Altman posted a story with this headline: “2015 Trustees Report Confirms That Expanding Social Security Is Fully Affordable.” Altman is co-founder…