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Seniors Lose 31 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000
Seniors have lost almost one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The findings are the same as last year, showing no improvement in the…
Was retirement better in 1950?
While it might be natural to long for the “good old days,” by many measures, retirement today is much better than it was in 1950. First let’s look at some statistics that tell the story, then let’s look beyond the…
Marco Rubio adds retirement security to latest policy proposals
With an eye on the 2016 presidential race, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has spent the past few months rolling out policy proposals on issues like higher education and poverty. His latest proposal focuses on retirement security, including a plan to open up to…
More raiding their 401(k)s
Premature withdrawals from retirement accounts have become America’s new piggy bank, cracked open in record amounts during lean times by people like Cindy Cromie, who needed the money to start a new life. Her employer, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,…
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…