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Apple rolls out the health-enabled Apple Watch
In a much-hyped event Tuesday, Apple rolled out its new smartwatch that’s able to collect health data and share it with providers through the tech giant’s HealthKit app, which has drawn interest from major healthcare players such as Mayo Clinic and Beth Israel Deaconess…
My Dream Golden Years: 3 Retirement Experts Share Their Plans
Have you ever envisioned what your life will be like in 20, 30 or 40 years—in retirement? Will you travel the world? Start a side gig? Spend the winter months at your second home … right on the beach? There’s…
Social Security’s hidden Medicare penalty
Most people who use online retirement or Social Security programs come to the wrong conclusion about when to start their first payment for Social Security. For starters, the raw data from ssa.gov for specific ages may mislead first-time filers on the size…
The jobs report: Being better off, feeling better off
Americans are lagging indicators when it comes to economic improvement, slow to see positive news and often worried that there will be backsliding. Today’s disappointing jobs report, with fewer jobs gained than expected, will underscore the pessimism in the polls.…
How to phase into retirement
Plenty of older Americans apparently want to do it. No, not that. They want to slowly phase into retirement. In fact, more than six in 10 workers (64%) “envision a phased transition into retirement that may involve shifting from full-time…
Get Ready for Medicare’s Open Season
Now that you have made yourself comfortable with your Medicare coverage it is time to check out any changes coming your way for 2015. Open enrollment 2015 starts October 15th and will be ending December 7th 2014. Plan information will…
Social Security offers Spanish services
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Social Security recognizes the many contributions of Hispanic Americans and celebrates Hispanic heritage and culture. Our award-winning website provides information and services in Spanish. Find out why by…
More Parents Use Retirement Accounts to Pay for College
Some families dip into their retirement accounts to help pay for college. A Sallie Mae and Ipsos survey of 1,601 college students and parents of undergraduate students found that 7 percent of families took a withdrawal from a retirement account…
COLUMN-A landmark law at 40: How well is it protecting workers’ retirements?
Every American who has retired with economic security – or hopes to – should know these two dates in our history: August 14, 1935, and September 2, 1974. The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Employers who look beyond disabilities find dedicated workers
Nearly a decade ago, Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Anderson, a can-do guy out of suburban St. Paul who was a state high school wrestling champion, was decorated for pulling a wounded buddy out of the line of fire in Iraq.…