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Ready for National Retirement Planning Week?
Watch out, future retirees (and everyone in the retirement planning business) — the blitz is coming! A PR campaign is about to kick off, its purpose to remind everyone of the need to plan for retirement. In an effort to focus…
5 States Weighing Big Tax Breaks for Retirees
Some states are looking to make life a bit easier for retirees by expanding tax breaks on pensions, Social Security, and other types of retirement income. Currently, lawmakers in five states are considering proposals that will exempt a large portion…
The Signs Say: Wrong Way
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Americans are under-prepared for retirement. And given this sad fact, there’s a growing movement on the left saying we need a government solution, stat: specifically, an expansion of Social Security benefits….Before we start…
Finding A Social Security Lawyer: 5 Things to Consider
Hiring a representative for a Social Security case can be a challenging and important decision. Representatives can talk to Social Security on behalf of their clients, do research on Social Security law and policy, represent their clients at hearings before…
Warren Pressures Clinton to Expand Social Security
Elizabeth Warren is pushing Democrats to expand Social Security rather than cut it, a move that could pressure presumed party frontrunner Hillary Clinton to move left. Warren, a Massachusetts senator and favorite of progressives, has added expanding Social Security to the…
Social Security Administration Final Rule Fully Implements Office of the Chairman Guidance
In the fall of 2012, the Office of the Chairman of the Administrative Conference issued a report to the Social Security Administration (SSA) examining the submission of evidence in disability cases and providing principles to guide the agency as it…
Retirement Incomes are Falling for Many Americans, Despite What AEI Wants You to Think
In a new paper from the American Enterprise Institute, Andrew Biggs and Sylvester Schieber argue that workers; retirements are more secure financially than some suggest. In part, they point to the ratio of household assets to wage earnings for those…
Nicklaus: Let’s Fix Social Security Before We Consider Expanding It
Social Security is still running out of money, but now 42 Democratic senators think it should start sending out bigger checks. Their vote in late March for a resolution to beef up benefits was largely symbolic — and it failed in…
Social Security: The Empire Strikes Back
The long knives have been coming out over Social Security lately. The latest wave of attacks was triggered by an amendment from Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Joe Manchin which would have expanded Social Security benefits, and which won the support…
Millennials Expect to Work Past Retirement Age
Millennials are realistic. Nearly three-quarters (73%) expect to work past 65, acknowledging that in old age, safety nets will not be there for them and Social Security will not take care of their needs….While less than half (38%) of Americans…