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CBPP provides additional insights on Social Security Trustees’ Report
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) provides an analysis of the 2015 Social Security Trustees’ Report, with comments on key points from the report and thoughts on what direction Congress needs to do to achieve solvency in a…
Dealing with Social Security’s complexities…take time to verify the answers you receive
Liz Reston, Reuters columnist, provides guidance for seniors on the importance of researching and fact-checking the responses they receive to questions about their options on Social Security. The article, titled “Retirees need to fact-check Social Security advice,” provides insights into what…
Potential changes to Affordable Care Act under review…
Congressional leaders are examining a number of options for amendment to the Affordable Care Act, all of which appear to be leading toward a legislative package that may move forward in the coming months. National Journal writer Dylan Scott outlines…
Retiring at 65? There are some things you should think about first…
The age-old custom of retiring at age 65 is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and for many reasons. Jeff Klauenberg, writing in www.gobankingrates.com, explains eight specific thought-provoking areas that anyone contemplating this major life-step ought to consider…
Some things to keep in perspective about Social Security
In an article titled “Let’s keep the faith in Social Security’s future,” University of Maine’s Lenard Kaye (professor at the School of Social Work and director of the Center on Aging at the University of Maine), provides a recap of Social…
AMAC Announces Publication of Who’s Who in Social Security
“It’s perhaps the most comprehensive and current reference directory of its kind.” WASHINGTON, DC, Aug 21 – “It’s perhaps the most comprehensive and current reference directory on America’s Social Security System ever compiled,” according to Dan Weber, president of the…
Health care costs and their potential impact on your retirement
In this article posted at www.nasdaq.com, Rob Kron , Managing Director and head of Investment and Retirement Education for BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory group, presents a series of thoughts on the implications that unplanned, out-of-pocket medical costs can have on an retirement…
Will Medicare costs bomb you in 2016?
(By – Jennie L. Phipps, Bankrate.com) Your Medicare costs will rise a lot or not at all in 2016. Don’t panic. For about 70% of Medicare participants, Part B will stay the same as it has been for the last couple…
Social Security benefits by state and county
(Source – socialsecurityinfo.areavoices.com) The annual publication “OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County” was recently released with information as of December 2014. OASDI is the Social Security retirement, survivors and disability benefits. From the preface: “This annual publication focuses on the Social Security…
The Most Underrated Factor in Retirement Income Sustainability
(By – J.R. Robinson, via www.nasdaq.com) As a practical matter, the factors that determine how long our savings will last after we retire fall into two categories: those we can control and those we cannot. Major factors that are largely beyond our control…