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Addressing Four Misconceptions That Can Derail Social Security Disability Benefits
Many people put off an application for Social Security Disability benefits because they feel it is too complicated, that they don’t qualify, or because of worries that the process is simply too daunting. Handler, Henning & Rosenberg has helped numerous…
AMAC Warns on Social Security’s Financial Cliff
The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) today reaffirmed concerns expressed in the 2013 Social Security Trustees Report about the program’s projected insolvency. Despite recurring internet postings dispelling the Trustees’ observations and projections of an impending shortfall, AMAC president Dan Weber…
Claiming Social Security at 70 can cost your clients
For all of Social Security’s solvency problems, Americans, who are notorious for claiming benefits early and therefore leaving lots of money on the table, are doing their part to sustain the program. But the savvy and disciplined Americans who delay claiming…
CBO Reduces Expected Cost of SGR Repeal to $153.2B
The Congressional Budget Office has reduced the estimated cost of a House bill that aims to repeal and replace Medicare’s sustainable growth rate from about $175 billion to $153.2 billion from 2014 to 2023. The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved the bill this past summer.…
Social Security cuts still loom
Budget negotiations now underway in Congress apparently don’t include any changes to the federal program some say is the most important to Florida, Social Security, but a change in the way benefits are calculated — one that could cost the…
Conduct Social Security business online when it’s cold outside
Old Man Winter arrives this month. For much of the United States, that can mean the possibility of temperatures below freezing and winter storms. So isn’t it nice to know that in the 21st century you can take care of…
Doyle Supports Bill To Strengthen Social Security
About one in five senior citizens in the U.S. relies on Social Security as the sole source of income and proposed funding cuts could put them in danger. Congressman Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) announced today his support of the Strengthening Social Security…
Bored With Retirement? Then Un-Retire And Go Back To Work
When our aging parents retired from work, it was usually by or before age 65 and they were absolutely done with working. But our generation of 50 and 60 somethings is different. Boomers of many occupations and professions may decide to…
Avoid Winter’s Perils with Social Security Online
Old Man Winter arrives this month. For much of the United States, that can mean the possibility of temperatures below freezing and winter storms. So isn’t it nice to know that in the 21st century you can take care of most…
You’re the boss when it comes to retirement savings
Michael Preston, who is retired, is saving for retirement. The 69-year-old was a professor of English at the University of Colorado at Boulder until the end of last year. His wife, Cathy, 61, plans to retire from her job as…