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Social Security’s problems can be solved
Social Security has serious problems, but it can still be saved, in its present form, if the correct actions are taken. The government must make provisions for repaying the $2.7 trillion debt that it owes to the trust fund. Since…
Miami Financial Planner Andrew Carrillo Offers Five Tips to Maximize Social Security Benefits and Overall Retirement Income
Retirees who ignore Social Security planning are making a big mistake. “Most Social Security maximization strategies just focus on maximizing Social Security income. That’s only looking at one side of the equation. It’s even more important to see how the different strategies to maximize Social…
The High Cost of Avoidable Readmissions
In the constant quest to put more incentives on quality of care instead of volume of care, the Medicare program will penalize hospitals for excessive readmissions on a certain number of conditions. Which sounds logical– readmissions are expensive to Medicare,…
The Biggest Change to Social Security You’ve Never Heard About
here’s been lots of debate and discussion lately about how to shore up Social Security for future generations. But already there are dramatic changes underway that threaten to end Social Security as we know it — yet almost no one…
Is your social security number putting you at risk for identity theft?
We are meeting Brenda Lover for the first time today – but we knew something stunning about her prior to the introduction. What we know is enough to steal Brenda’s identity, and we could do it potentially to millions of others…
Planning Tips For Social Security Survivors
Generally, when one thinks of Social Security, they tend to look at it as a government-run savings program. While many of the characteristics of Social Security are very similar to a pension, one aspect, survivor benefits, offers a few wrinkles…
Social Security Online Services Make Juggling Easy
The International Juggling Association created this holiday in 1947, earmarking a day for everyone from juggling junkies to inexperienced novices to try their hand at juggling. These days, with busy schedules and constant multi-tasking, it seems the most common kind of…
Military support groups worry veterans could overtax MTFs
A provision in the Senate’s veterans health access bill that would allow some vets to be seen at military hospitals is raising concerns among military advocacy groups. The bill, passed by the Senate on Thursday, would expand veterans’ access to health…
Explainer: Taking the Misunderstanding Out of Medicare Advantage
More than one in seven New Jersey seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, the private health insurance plans that are an alternative to conventional Medicare. New Jersey’s Medicare Advantage plans have been undergoing a variety of changes. New options are now…
Experts see an elder vote evolution
The stereotype of the “greedy geezer” voter, a political bloc of 65-and-older Americans who hate taxes but love their government entitlements, is a figment of the public imagination, according to election data. These older voters do turn out at higher rates…