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The Ever Changing Face of Social Security
Social Security recently underwent some sweeping changes in how many, mainly couples, could file for retirement. These changes made a complicated system even more convoluted and hard to follow. Experts have been scrambling since the end of last year to…
A Visit From Congressman Webster
AMAC’s Leesburg, Florida office hosted a visit from Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-10) on Wednesday, May 4 during the Congressman’s regular series of “listening sessions” he conducts while home from Washington. The timing was perfect, since we’re in the run-up stages…
Mom’s in Retirement
Nearly half of mothers looking towards retirement are not feeling confident with the plans they have. This is according to a recent survey that pulled info from many demographics on this subject, the same survey showed that fathers shared this…
Raising Medicare’s Eligibility Age Could Trigger Gov’t Savings, But Tally Higher Total Health Spending
Healthcare spending for some services dropped by nearly a third when people turned 65 and switched from private insurance to Medicare, according to a recent study. The decline was driven by lower prices paid by the Medicare program to doctors…
Surprise! Both Political Parties are in Agreement
In rare and unanimous opposition from both chambers of Congress, the proposed Obama administration experiment to change the way doctors are paid to treat Medicare patients with serious illnesses is being challenged. The House is calling on Centers for Medicare…
Turning 60? Here are some things to think about…
Investment adviser Kenneth B. Petersen, in a post on www.montereyherald.com, provides some checkpoint-type hints relating to pre-planning eventual retirement strategies. Check out his thoughts here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The…
An Update on Restricted Applications
In the wake of recently-implemented changes in several key filing strategies, an article posted on wealthmanagement.com provides an update on the rules now relevant to “restricted applications filed by those born on or before January 1, 1954. Read the article here……
Handling Pensions
Those with pensions may be given the choice to take their pension as a lump sum all at once or as monthly payments in retirement. There are pros and cons to either decision and one that should not be made…
Planning out Retirement
Having a plan is a crucial part to retirement that many people tend to skip. While retirement can seem like a prolonged vacation compared to your working years, the more work you do now to secure it the less you…
A Look at the Retirement Savings Dilemma
The lack of savings for retirement years is an often-reported problem–one that looms large in the horizon for many people aging into their later years. But why is it so hard to save? In an article by Wisconsin Public Radio posted…