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Four in Five Women Take Social Security Early
More than four in five women elect to take their Social Security early, which locks in a lower payment for life, but provides immediate income. Despite that many of those retirees say financial problems have taken the shine off what…
A Repair Plan for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program | Commentary
If our combined 40 years in Congress has taught us anything, it is that policymakers rarely deal with problems until the last possible minute. For the Social Security Disability Insurance program, that deadline is only two years away. In the last…
4 reasons to file early for Social Security
Looking for reasons to get your mitts on that sweet Social Security money at the earliest age possible? Prepare to be disappointed: There aren’t many good reasons to file for Social Security at age 62. But if you fall into…
What is Your Plan to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits?
What is the best way for you to take your Social Security benefits? This is a very important question we get all the time as people are planning for retirement. Social Security represents a retirement asset to you, and if…
BBB on Seniors: Medicare beneficiaries are prime targets for scammers
The phone calls are endless. You get offers of back braces and medical alerts. Someone calls and wants to help you save money on your Medicare costs. Maybe you have gotten a call that Medicare has changed and you need a…
Disability Insurance: a non-hot topic with very hot implications
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is one of the two components of the American Social Security Program (the other is the Retirement trust fund). It insures workers against loss of income and grants access to the government’s Medicare program…
With Kaiser in sight, Anthem creates new plan with major California hospitals
Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and seven competing health systems in Southern California are joining forces to create a new health plan that executives believe will enhance competition in the area while reducing healthcare costs. Anthem, a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based WellPoint…
Social Security resumes mailing benefit statements
The Social Security Administration has resumed mailing statements to workers letting them know the estimated benefits they will get when they retire, the agency announced Tuesday. Social Security began phasing out mailed statements to most workers in 2011 to save an…
They’re 65, Collecting Social Security & Have Student Loans
t’s not uncommon to hear young professionals complain about having to pay back their student loans on their modest salaries. Those young professionals have company– those who are 65 and older with student loans! The Consumerist analyzed data from the Department of…
7 Questions About Divorcee Social Security Benefits
Included in the myriad of questions that I regularly receive from readers are questions about how a divorced person can collect benefits based upon his or her ex-spouse’s Social Security record. For a divorcee (as with many married couples) sometimes the…