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Women need help with retirement planning
Women are great money managers, but their confidence regarding financial decisions is a bit lacking. Researchers say that while many women are terrific budgeters, savers and entrepreneurs, they are less likely to be prepared for retirement even though they live longer…
When the tiny hospital can’t survive: Free-standing EDs with primary care seen as new rural model
When Stewart-Webster Hospital in Richland, Ga., closed its doors early last year, anxiety spread rapidly throughout the rural town of 1,500 residents. The critical-access hospital—one of the town’s largest employers that had been around for more than six decades—could no longer…
Sunshine Act website will expose potential conflicts—and what else?
Dr. Uzma Samadani, a New York City neurosurgeon, publicly discloses that she receives 6% of her revenue from research funding and has equity in a startup medical technology firm she founded. Samadani and about 300 other doctors and clinicians are members of “Who’s…
Easy way to get benefit verification: Visit socialsecurity.gov
There are a number of reasons you may need written verification of your Social Security benefits. You may need to provide it to an energy assistance program or for subsidized housing. Perhaps you’re ready to make a major purchase, and…
Big retirement fear: Outliving your savings
Almost half (46 percent) of investors in this country are worried they will outlive their savings in retirement, a new survey shows. In fact, 36 percent of retired investors and 50 percent of investors who aren’t retired are concerned they will…
Move to shift disabled workers from ‘sheltered workshops’ to community jobs stirs debate
For decades, facilities where people with disabilities do basic jobs while separated from non-disabled workers were praised for providing those with developmental disabilities opportunities to learn skills and build friendships. But in recent years, increasing numbers of people, including disability rights…
LCS helps local businesses ‘expect, employ and empower’
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This is a month that is annually set aside to showcase the value that individuals with disabilities bring to the American workforce. The theme for this year is EXPECT. EMPLOY. EMPOWER. What can…
One Precious Asset That May Be Missing From Your Retirement Portfolio
If you are approaching retirement, you have probably amassed a portfolio of financial assets that could provide sufficient income to help you live a comfortable life when the paycheck from work is no longer in the mail. But that portfolio may be…
Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege
Each and every week a new study comes out that highlights the new or biggest concern people have heading into retirement. Depending on the time of the year and source, some of the most common fears include: Running out of money, Health…
Why Relying on Social Security in Your Golden Years May Not Be a Smart Idea
Social Security is enormous. This year alone, some 59 million Americans will receive close to $863 billion in Social Security benefits. These benefits are primarily paid out to retired workers, which is where about three-quarters of that $863 billion will go. For…