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Social Security in 2015: 6 Numbers Everyone Should Know
Anyone who has ever taken a look at their Social Security planning knows how complex the program can be. With a huge number of variables involved in calculating your benefits, it can be a huge challenge to estimate exactly what…
Build an Old-Age Pension for Guaranteed Income in Retirement
The bad news is pretty bad: While your parents or grandparents may rely on a pension for much of their retirement income, today pensions are on the verge of extinction in the private sector. The good news, though, is that you…
How to Complete Medicare Enrollment Forms
As you approach the age of 65, you’ll want to make sure you enroll in the Medicare insurance plan that’s right for you. To do so, you need to know how to sign up for each Medicare program and which…
AMAC: Top Obamacare supporter says law was ‘a mistake’
Popularity of the law continues to decline and there’s more bad news on the horizon WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 28 – “If it weren’t for bad news, Obamacare wouldn’t make much news at all,” according to Dan Weber, president of the…
Money news: Protect yourself this holiday (shopping) season
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday … don’t let it all turn into Debt December. Thanks to the state Department of Financial Institutions, here’s a capsule look at some tips on how to shop smart this holiday season and…
U.S. Rep. Smith named to Ways and Means
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-8th District, has been named to the House Ways and Means Committee and will be among its youngest members when it convenes next year as part of the 114th Congress. “Serving on Ways and Means will…
Work, save, move
AMERICANS are living longer but retiring earlier than they did 50 years ago. Their workplace pensions have become less generous, as has Social Security, and their medical expenses have risen. Given this, they have not saved nearly enough to provide…
Budget Breakdown at GOP: Who Will Lead the Committee?
Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) were elected to the Senate on the same day in 1996, but Enzi holds seniority over his longtime friend through a totally random feature of party rules: They drew names out of a…
U.S. Rejects Welfare State, Yet Has World’s Second Biggest
We Americans pride ourselves on not having a “welfare state.” We’re not like Europeans. We’re more individualistic and self-reliant, and although we may have a “social safety net to protect people against unpredictable personal and societal tragedies, we explicitly repudiate…
Attorney general cautions holiday shoppers
BATON ROUGE – Attorney General Buddy Caldwell Wednesday cautioned shoppers to beware of thieves and to be aware of store policies while shopping and to be careful when purchasing merchandise online. Caldwell said his Consumer Protection Section expects an increase…