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Improving Retirement Security through Innovation
(Source: U.S. department of Labor) Retirement security is essential to ensuring American workers’ long-term economic prosperity, but retirement savings have not kept pace with the nation’s aging population and other economic and demographic changes. Today, 1 in 3 workers does not have access…
Retirement Planning – It’s Difficult to Pin Down
The persistent question of “How much do I need to retire?” is something that financial analysts can give you a wealth of retirement advice on. And maybe that’s the problem…too much advice, or more correctly too many variations to consider.…
The Right Time to File for Benefits
The biggest decision concerning Social Security is on when to actually file for benefits. The answer to this dilemma is different for every person and may change depending on circumstances that you may find yourself in. It is important, in…
The Retirement Timeline
Leading up to retirement it is very important to make sure that you are staying on track for the retirement that you want to have. This includes making sure that your finances are in order, that you are saving an…
SS Disability (SSDI) and VA Disability Benefits May Sometimes Both Be Collected
When U.S. veterans apply for and receive Veteran’s Administration disability benefits, not everyone is aware that they may also be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Veteran’s Administration (VA) pay disability…
Seniors Who Live Alone Likeliest To Rate Their Health Highly: Study
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) People over 65 who live alone were more likely to describe their health as excellent or very good than were seniors who live with others, according to a study exploring connections between older…
Oregon’s approach to the impending savings crisis
An article posted today on registerguard.com presents an overview of the Oregon Retirement Savings Plan, set for implementation next summer. As explained in the post, the plan “will be open to all workers whose employers do not offer a plan of their…
The Evolving World of Retirement
Changes in the way that people view the scheduling of their entry into the Golden Years” of retirement are discussed in an article posted on www.foxbusiness.com by Casey Dowd. The article features a series of questions and answers that delve into…
Clearing up the link between HSAs and retirement planning
In her blog on www.zanebenefits.com, Amanda Armstrong provides an explanatory analysis of how a Health Savings Account might play a key role in your financial planning for retirement. Read her article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the…
Planning is the single most important determinant in how comfortable your retirement will be.
Many will say, “Sure, but that’s easier said than done…what do I need to think about?” The topic of planning is broad, but best-selling author Stephen Gardner has some suggestions for your to consider as you approach this critical task. Read his…