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Pre-retirement checklist: 10 tasks to complete
If you want to do retirement right, you’ll need a checklist. But what tasks should be on your pre-retirement checklist? Here’s what experts had to say. Are you sure you want to retire? First, revisit your retirement date. “For some, making a…
How Much Does Motherhood Really Cost Women?
My birth was meticulously planned. My mother, a teacher, and my father, a businessman, strategized their baby-making agenda around my mother’s schedule. I would be born at the end of May, giving her the summer for her maternity leave, during…
The Best Mother’s Day Gift We Can Give: A More Secure Social Security
When my mother was born in 1908, women didn’t have the right to vote–that right wasn’t won until 1920. My mother was fairly ambitious for someone of her era. Certified to teach music and working as a seamstress–it was her…
The biggest retirement risk no one talks about
You won’t see it in television ads about retirement. You won’t hear it at investment conferences. You probably won’t read much about it in newspapers or personal finance magazines or on the Internet. And yet the biggest threat we face to…
FASTER BENEFIT DECISIONS FOR VETERANS
On Memorial Day, as we pay tribute to the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country, we also share some news about Social Security disability benefits for veterans with disabilities: a new expedited disability process. We…
Save your money – SSA information is free
A co-worker recently found information about Social Security benefits for sale on a commercial website. Of course, the Social Security Administration provides this information for free. Official SSA information is online at www.socialsecurity.gov, available from the SSA national toll-free number (1-800-772-1213…
National Women’s Health Week begins May 11
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services observes National Women’s Health Week May 11 – 17, 2014. Take time this week to consider your own health status. Many of us routinely ponder ways to improve our health such as…
May 8: Knock your socks off with Social Security’s online services
May 8 is National No Socks Day. It may be a good day to visit Social Security online at www.socialsecurity.gov, because we have some online services that will knock your socks off. National No Socks Day is a day for celebrating the…
Social Security Administration Eyeing Elimination of Nationwide Field Structure
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has been eyeing a plan that would radically transform the agency’s current structure, eliminating the face-to-face customer service that the 43 million Americans who annually visit their SSA field offices have traditionally received. The report, titled “Long-Term…
AMAC Health Care Symposium attracts high-caliber speakers
Planning for the June 9-10 AMAC Foundation Health Care Symposium in Washington has taken a major leap forward with the enlisting of support from some of the most prominent voices in the national health care debate. Representatives of leading advocacy…