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Should the U.S. raise the Social Security retirement age?
(By – Moneytips.com) If you want pure entertainment, put a bunch of politicians in a room full of seniors and discuss raising the Social Security age. Chaos will ensue. The stereotypical political arguments will probably break out. Republicans are all…
3 Retirement Loopholes That Are Likely to Close
(By – Liz Weston, Money) The government has a knack for catching on to the most popular loopholes. There are plenty of tips and tricks to maximizing your retirement benefits, and more than a few are considered “loopholes” that taxpayers…
Name That Scam: Beware of government-like websites
(By – Danielle Serino, 19 Action News) There are many websites out there promising to help you get through government red tape — for a fee, of course. It’s often for services you can get for free. They even look like…
The Boom In Disability Benefits
(By – Neil Howe, Forbes) In 2013, NPR covered the rise of people on disability insurance (DI) in the United States. The piece depicted a program that was outdated and abused—sparking a media firestorm that culminated in a rebuttal signed by…
Medicare: Where Does U.S. Rank in Senior Health?
(By – By Sean Piccoli) Seniors in the United States, the core population covered by Medicare, generally consider themselves to be in good health, based on studies of self-reported health among seniors in several countries. And it’s a question that’s being…
Baby boomers: We need to talk about money
(By – Erin E. Arvedlund) Love and money: For a committed couple, don’t they mix? Among thirty- and forty-somethings, yes. Baby boomers, not so much.Fidelity Investments last week issued a stunning survey revealing that many older couples don’t talk frankly with each…
How to view Social Security vs. a long-term stock portfolio
(By – Wade D. Pfau, Ph.D., CFA) MarketWatch columnist and colleague Robert Powell recently shared an intriguing question with me from one of his readers on the merits of the Social Security retirement payout versus the returns on a conservative, long-term…
4 Important Things You Need to Know About Social Security
(By – AJ Smith) Retirement sounds exciting, but it can actually be a difficult landscape to understand and navigate. A retirement calculator can help guide your savings goals, both with a total target you are trying to hit and a…
Supporting our youth and protecting our future
(By – Anne Carlson, Special to the Olean Times Herald) ocial Security serves a person for life — from birth, to death, and even beyond, by helping to care for surviving dependents. When a parent becomes disabled or dies, Social…
Medicare Should Cover Hearing Aids
(By – Bobbie Brinegar, Huffington Post) This year, as Medicare turns 50, it’s a good time to look back on its half-century of success in providing access to health care for hundreds of millions of older Americans. It’s also a good…