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Is Life Insurance Needed in Retirement?
While many retirees choose to stop paying their life insurance premiums when they no longer have young families to take care of, there are a few reasons you may still want to keep your policy. Here are some different points…
Immigrants, Both Documented and Undocumented, Are Helping Save Medicare and Social Security
A new report from the Partnership for the New American Economy and an analysis of Social Security data by MSNBC offer more evidence that immigrants, whether they are documented or undocumented, are major contributors to the economic well-being of major…
Social Security Celebrates 79 Years
For the past 79 years, Social Security has maintained its place as an American cornerstone. Secure as its foundation is, Social Security has also been at the forefront of change. As the face of America has evolved over the course…
Medicare Reward and Ambulance Payment Rules Await White House Approval
The White House Office of Management and Budget is the last stop prior to final approval of most agency rule proposals. This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent to OMB a final rule revising several Medicare provider…
Social Security’s futile attempt to help disabled people go back to work
Why do Trader Joe’s employees wear Hawaiian shirts and address each other as “mate”? Larry Brace, a 58-year-old disabled worker, knows the answer. When the question came up in an interview with the grocery chain’s U Street location in Washington,…
To beat inflation, shop and save smarter
There’s some good news on the economic front: wages are rising. Yet here’s the bad news: for workers, these increases are just barely keeping pace with inflation. Retirees on Social Security face an even tougher predicament: Their increases in monthly…
The One Retirement Question You Must Get Right
How much money do you need to retire? This is one of the most difficult questions in all of financial planning. Countless words are written, endless fees are charged, and plenty of sleep is lost, just trying to answer it! But…
Do the right thing by ensuring operations security
Protecting and defending the United States, as well as the nation’s families, goes well beyond just physical security. The Redstone OPSEC Committee held its second annual Team Redstone OPSEC Day at Bob Jones Auditorium Aug. 5 to talk shop and share…
Planning for your 20-year vacation
Are you ready to be on vacation for 20 or 30 years? That’s what planning for retirement compares to for many people as life spans have increased dramatically over the past few decades. A male who celebrates his 65th birthday today…
Seeing Beyond Disability
A few months ago, I was having coffee with a friend from CUNY, telling her about this internship and I mentioned the slogan of YAI, “Seeing Beyond Disability.” She took issue with it, commenting that people should not have to…