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Voters and Solvency of Social Security
64% of Americans believe that Social Security should be the top issue leading in to the election. The impending solvency crisis faced by Social Security, according to many studies, is looming as soon as the 2030s. With less than 20…
Working past age 65 is becoming the new norm
A recent poll by YouGov confirms what many have been thinking–that retiring at the golden age of 65 (or, of course, 66 or 67) is systematically becoming a thing of the past. Fully 55% of poll respondents report that they expect to…
Survey Says: Social Security Should Be Priority for Incoming POTUS
A recent survey conducted by Harris Poll for the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) found that the solvency of Social Security is viewed by U.S. adults as a top priority for the incoming President of the United States. This issue…
Cancer Doctors Recoil at Experimental Change in Drug Reimbursements
The Associated Press reports that medicare’s proposal for changes to reimbursement processes for chemotherapy and other drugs administered in the office is sparking an uproar across specialist doctors, drugmakers, and some patient advocacy groups, with much of the focus placed on…
Boomers Struggling to Meet Retirement Quota
Baby Boomers have been struggling recently to reach their goal for retirement. The main problem that they face is a lack of adequate savings to support their retirement plan. Many Boomers are entering retirement relying on Social Security as their…
The Continued Complexity of Social Security
Social Security is not an easy thing to comprehend. At first glance it seems simple enough, you pay the tax while you’re working in order to receive payments when you’re not. But things are rarely as simple as they seem…
“my Social Security Week” – Running Through April 13
CBS Local website US99.5, in their “Weekend Journal edition” this weekend included comments from B.J. Jarrett, spokesperson for Social Security Adminstration’s National Press Office on the merits of establishing your own Social Security account. Jarrett’s article covered, among other things, the benefits…
Social Security Estimators Can Help you
Joanne Crane, Social Security district manager, discusses the use of financial plannign tools made available by the Social Security Administration, and provides links to their access. Read Ms. Crane’s article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to…
Boomer Health
Retirement is not what it once was. Today’s retirees seek to be an active and productive member of their society and see retirement as a resurgence of their once forgotten hobbies and pastimes of their career days. In order to…
Panama Papers and Income Equality
The recently leaked Panama Papers has stirred up much controversy in showing how many of America’s wealthy elite are skimping on taxes. Through various loopholes having to do with the convoluted mess that is the financial system and offshore accounts,…