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A Critical Look at the Argument for Social Security reform
Patrice Lee, a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum and the director of outreach at Generation Opportunity, provides a thoughtful analysis of the viewpoints held by many of the millennial generation regarding Social Security. Her article, posted on www.wvgazettemail.com, includes…
A Columnist Looks at Retirement Issues
With the probability of a minimal Social Security COLA looming, and with medicare costs rising for many, the pressure to survive financially in retirement becomes a struggle. Finger Lakes Times columnist Tom Marsh outlines the problems faced by a segment…
Baby Boomers Learning from Millennials
Mentoring has always been a big part of the work place in that the veteran employees show the newer employees the ropes and make sure they integrate well in to the company. These days, however, the roles are reversing in…
Health Insurance in Retirement
Planning for retirement is confusing and difficult enough without taking in to account health insurance. Many put this off as it is not a nice thing to think about, but with old age inevitable comes health problems. Medical services make…
Now Trending: Delayed Social Security
Stanford University Center on Longevity’s report on retitrement trends (see The Sightlines Project: Seeing Our Way to Living Long, Living Well in 21st Century America) provides some degree of evidence that Americans are paying more attention to the benefits of delaying their…
What Medicare Does Not Cover
Many Medicare enrollees are surprised when they learn about some of the basic healthcare services that regular Medicare simply won’t pay for: vision, hearing, and dental. Read article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content…
Working into your retirement years might be good…for several reasons!
A new study from Oregon State University adds yet more incentive for delaying retirement. Researchers have linked working beyond the traditional age 65 retirement to a longer life span. Besides, there’s a financial benefit to continued work. Read more… Notice:…
Living on the “median household income”
Robert Powell, editor of Retirement Weekly and regular USA TODAY contributor, takes a look at the strategies many retirees follow in order to live on the estimated median annual household income realized by retirees today. His article was recently posted on the Asbury…
Thoughts on retiring at 70
Popular media trends typically extol the virtues of waiting to age 70 to file for Social Security benefits, and the math behind these virtues are certainly indisputable. But if you’re leaning in this direction, it’s important that you take the…
Some tips for pre-retirement planning
Many folks harbor concerns regarding the strength of their retirement finances, and it causes a fair amount of stress (as indicated by an earlier post today). But there are some steps you can take in the years leading up to retirement…