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Women in their retirement years–a gloomy picture?
The National Institute of Retirement Security (NIRS) recently published a set of unpleasant scenarios facing American women in their retirement years. Whether it’s the cumulative impact of the gender pay gap issue, or the need to deal with other life priorities…
More Q&A on Spousal Benefits
One of them more frequently questioned areas in Social Security planning continues to be the issue of “spousal benefits” and how to make decisions on when and how to claim. In an article posted on www.usatoday.com, Retirement Weekly editor Robert Powell tackles…
The “retirement guessing game”
There are a number of variables associated with the question of how much money one needs to retire, not the least of which is what type of retirement lifestyle you want to have. In an article published by Chuck Saletta on www.foxbusiness.com,…
AMAC: New Effort to Make Lifesaving Pharmaceuticals Affordable and Available
A newly proposed bill would make it easier for generic drug makers to produce affordable, lifesaving pharmaceuticals. And, the Association of Mature American Citizens is urging swift passage for the bi-partisan measure. Read more…
Rising Medical Costs as Baby Boomers Age
Old age brings on many ailments. With the increased ages that modern medicine has provided us comes more costs through long term care as well. One of the diseases with the highest financial and emotional toll is Alzheimer’s. There has…
Retirement Savings Troubles
Everyone is talking about the solvency issue facing the Social Security trust fund. The trust fund is projected to run out in 2034 leaving many facing benefit cuts should no solution be implemented before then. However, the bigger problem in…
Baby Boomers and House Buying
Baby Boomers are scooping up houses aimed at the Millennial and family crowd. More and more developers are finding that housing developments that they are building and creating for the new family market are being bought by retired Boomers. They…
The importance of writing about Social Security
Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan explains the reasons why he continues to give journalistic attention to the Social Security system and its challenges, Read his article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted…
Medical Marijuana Linked To Modest Budget Benefits For Medicare Part D, Study Finds
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Prescription drug prices are up, making policy experts increasingly anxious. But relief could come from a surprising source. Just ask Cheech and Chong. New research published Wednesday found that states that legalized medical…
Fighting Social Security Fraud
This post from the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General provides a a recap on what;s being done to protect Social Security from fraud and misuse. The Inspector General Act of 1978 was passed in the wake of the…