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RESTORING THE TRUST FOR ALL GENERATIONS
(Source: americanactionforum.org, budget.house.gov) Rep. Tom Price, Chairman – House Budget Committee, is set as keynoter for today’s forum on entitlement reform hosted by American Action Forum. Solutions to fix the nation’s broken entitlement programs will be the focus of the event, titled “Rising to the…
Obama tells aging conference seniors need financial security
(By – Michael Vitez, Philadelphia Inquirer) President Barack Obama promised Monday that aging Americans’ financial security will not be eroded as the nation grows older, but “we’re going to have to work for it.” Speaking at the White House Conference on…
Blum, King support legislation to root out Social Security abuses
(By – Christinia Crippes) Rep. Rod Blum became the first co-sponsor to legislation introduced by his Iowa colleague, Rep. Steve King, that would root out Social Security payment abuses. The Social Security Integrity Act aims to stop Social Security payments that continue…
5 things to ask yourself before you retire
(Source – www.startribune.com) Only 13 percent of people who haven’t retired yet say they’ve given a lot of thought to financial planning for retirement, according to a survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Board. Mapping out your retirement takes more than…
72% of people quizzed on Social Security benefits failed
(By – Lindsey Reiser, www.kpho.com) Financial experts say it’s important to know the ins and outs of Social Security so you can prepare for your future, but the average person cannot pass a quiz on Social Security benefits. Mass Mutual gave 1,500 people…
Rubio says changes to Social Security, Medicare needed
(By – Ed Tibbetts, qctimes.com) Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio argued Thursday the only way to bring down the federal debt is to change Social Security and Medicare for younger generations. Rubio, a first-term senator from Florida, wrapped up a swing through Iowa…
Another looming crisis: Social Security Disability Insurance
(By – Sen. James Lankford, via The Hill) In May, over a thousand West Virginians and Kentuckians went to their mailbox and found letters telling them their disability checks would soon be cut off. Why? Because a government watchdog group…
9 Important Ages for Retirement Planning
(By – Brian Kuhn, Credit.com news) Thinking about the rest of your life — especially in terms of your finances — can be a scary but exhilarating proposition. Assuming it turns out to be as long of a time period…
What Does the Future Hold for Social Security?
(By – Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool) Too many Americans, particularly in the younger generation, believe Social Security benefits will be nonexistent by the time they reach retirement age. While it’s true that the money in the Social Security trust…
Christie Doubles Down On Vow to Overhaul Medicare and Social Security
(By – ERIC PIANIN, The Fiscal Times) It has never been a way to win friends and influence voters, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie isn’t shying away from reform of two “do-not-touch” entitlements—Medicare and Social Security. His goal is to cut the…