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The Ever Increasing Retirement Age
More and more Americans are finding themselves working well past full retirement age. Many working late in to their 70s when they physically can’t work any longer because they simply cannot afford to retire. Those nearing retirement are among the…
Savings and Investment Solutions for People with Disabilities (STABLE) Now Active in Ohio
The State of Ohio this week became the first state to make the Savings and Investment Solutions for People with Disabilities(STABLE) available to disabled residents, allowing them to accumulate savings without jeopardizing benefits. It’s part of the Achieving a Better Life Experience…
Crackdown on Medicare Ambulance Fraud Producing Results, HHS Reports
Southeast Pennsylvania has been a focal point for Health and Human Services in the rooting out of fraudulent ambulance billing. In a post by www.philly.comStaff Writer Harold Brubaker, the results of investigative efforts over the past two years are reviewed. Read…
A Baby Boomer Vacation
Baby Boomers are among the top tourist demographics right now and the majority of them do their traveling during the summer months. With all of the free time that they have in retirement Boomers are becoming the most active and…
Getting the Most out of Social Security
Social Security can be a very difficult area to navigate, but it pays to be vigilant and make sure that you are getting everything that you are entitled to receive. When planning your retirement and filing for Social Security it…
False Facts About Millennials
Millennials are entering in to their careers already fighting an uphill battle of preconceived notions. It is easy in this age to become jaded and influenced through portals such as social media before you have any personal interactions with the…
Planning for the New Generation
Millennials are being warned by their elders to plan better than they have. Boomers are starting to realize the repercussions of poor savings as they start to head in to retirement and Millennials could stand to learn a lot from…
Benefits of Delaying Benefits
The most repeated and common piece of advice regarding Social Security is to delay filing for benefits for as long as you can afford to. Doing so increases the amount that you will receive each month by a significant amount…
How COLA adjustments are calculated — a primer
Motley Fool’s analytical staff take a look at how Social Security determines when–and how much–adjustment in monthly benefit payments us warranted. Check it out here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted…
PROTECTING SENIORS FROM SHADY SALES OF PRIVATE MEDICARE BENEFIT PLANS
Medicare beneficiaries can get their Medicare benefits from traditional fee-for-service Medicare, or from private plans known as Medicare Advantage (MA). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set lax standards for marketing of those plans to seniors, but have proposed…