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More clarification on “deemed filing” and “restricted applications”
One of the most talked about issues in the financial/retirement media these days is the changes enacted as a result of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 signed into law late last year. Robert Powell, n article posted on www.usatoday.com, sheds some light…
Social Security and America’s Debt
Almost every discussion on the economy of America boils down in to a tirade about the immense amount of debt that the nation has and continues to accrue. Currently, America’s national debt is pegged at $19.2 trillion. In order to…
Will the New Medicare Drug Plan Actually Hold Down the Costs of Drugs?
Everyone agrees the Medicare program cannot sustain itself beyond the year 2030 without some sort of intervention on keeping costs down. The Obama administration is trying a series of experimental changes in the hope it will reduce the costs of…
Social Security Benefits May Not be Enough
Many people entering retirement reach the realization that Social Security will not be enough to sustain them. The truth is that Social Security was never meant to be a replacement for income, it was always meant to be supplemental to…
Two ways to get people to save for retirement…which is best?
John Ewoldt, writing in the Star Tribune, takes a look at two different approaches to getting people to save for their retirement years–one is a tough love approach, the other a more gentle, reasoning approach. Read the article here… …
The big Social Security decision–when to draw?
One of the most fundamental decisions seniors will make as they age in to retirement will be when to begin drawing their earned benefits. It;s not that simple, as Sean Williams explains in an article posted on www.mysanantonio.com. Read the article…
Some thoughts of the traditional retirement age
An article posted on the Yakima Herald provides some thoughts on a new way to look at the traditional retirement age, including so thoughts on how to maintain a healthier lifestyle in later years. Read the article here… Notice: The…
Investing Near Retirement
Many realize that as they near retirement that their investment options shrink to less risky and more responsible. Some learn the hard way that the way the invested in their younger years are no longer a valid strategy, now they…
The Age of Baby Boomers
The most ageist generation against Boomers may be Boomers themselves. This paradoxical phenomenon can be readily seen on most television programs today. The stereotypical grumpy old guy can be caught in most shows in his role of “not keeping up…
Social Security Deadline Looming
The end of this month marks the cut off period for anyone still eligible to file under the rules from before the budget bill was passed this past December. Social Security has kept it quiet since the passing of the…