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The Typical American Has This Much in Retirement Savings. How Do You Compare?
Americans’ balance sheets are improving as the Great Recession slips further into the past, but most Americans are still coming up short in terms of retirement savings. Millions of Americans haven’t saved any money for their golden years, and millions…
Inside Obama’s Proposal to Make Community College Free and Universal
President Obama on Friday called for making at least two years of college education free and universal, a bold idea that reflects his desire to offer far-reaching proposals in his last two years in office, even if Congress is unlikely…
For Students With Disabilities, A Pathway to Employment
With the sun pouring in from a large window behind him, 18-year-old Joshua Cassin, a senior at St. Clair High School, wears a big smile as he wipes down and sanitizes a bed at Mercy Hospital Washington. It’s 2 p.m.…
The Coming Congressional War Over Social Security Disability
A technical rule change engineered by House Republicans on the first day of the new Congress may signal the beginning of a major battle over the future of the Social Security Disability program—and, more broadly, other federal programs for people with…
Will there be a 2016 Lame-Duck Disability Bailout?
If you thought the lame-duck Congress that met in December — in which House Speaker John Boehner cut a deal with President Obama to fund almost all of Obama’s programs through the rest of the current fiscal year — was…
AMAC Applauds House for Social Security Measure
“On the first day of the 114th Congress, the House passed an important measure to safeguard Social Security as part of its rules package (H. Res. 5) for the next two years. The rule, offered by the Chairman of the…
House Passes Johnson Measure to Protect Social Security
In the first day of the new 114th Congress, the House passed U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson’s (TX-03) measure to protect Social Security as part of its rules package for the 114th Congress (H. Res. 5). “As Chairman of the Ways…
How One State is Taking a Crack at the Retirement Crisis
One of the major dilemmas facing America is how to fund the retirements of today’s workers, especially when four out of 10 haven’t even started saving. Now, Illinois has signed into law a new plan that’s aimed at addressing this…
Filing for Social Security? Choose Your Start Date Carefully
There are three key ages when it comes to Social Security: Age 62: This is the earliest age you can begin to receive retirement benefits. Your monthly benefit will be permanently reduced. Age 66: This is currently “full retirement age” (FRA). If…
On the Money: Stretching your nest egg for a comfy retirement
Are you ready for retirement? I’m not talking about the feeling that you’d like to chuck your job or the daily grind of commuting. Rather, do you know if you have enough money to retire and how to stretch what you’ve…