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RUBIO: OPEN CONGRESS’ RETIREMENT TO ALL WORKERS
Younger voters would face higher retirement ages but all Americans could join federal retirement accounts in a plan proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio in his latest in a series of national policy prescriptions. Read more… Notice: The “Read more…”…
Are you making this retirement mistake?
Many retirement savers are incorrectly using a popular 401(k) investment option — and are losing out on thousands of dollars in potential returns, according to a new study. Target-date funds have become a popular option in company 401(k) plans, in large…
Overpayment from Social Security? Time to make a call
Carolyn W. Colvin, acting commissioner of Social Security, has directed an immediate halt to further referrals under the Treasury Offset Program to recover debts owed to the agency that are 10 years and older pending a thorough review of responsibility…
You Can Retire on Social Security: 5 Steps That Change the Game
You can retire on Social Security and live a nice life. What? I thought that was impossible? Yes, it really can be done. I’m not advocating that you do this, but the reality is that many people are facing this…
Krauthammer: Administration has ‘manipulative relationship with the truth’
Charles Krauthammer told viewers Monday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that a moment recounted in former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s new memoir shows that the Obama administration has a “less than arm’s length relationship with the truth.” Read more……
Are Baby Boomers Going to Drain Social Security Dry?
The U.S. Census Bureau released two new reports a few days ago concerning the aging of America, and the news is somewhat startling. The baby boomer generation, persons born between the years 1946 and 1964, will help populate a cohort…
Overused Medical Services Cost Medicare Billions Of Dollars
Medical overtreatment is the inverse of former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s definition of pornography: While waste is easy to define in principle, it can be hard to know it when you see it. Read more… Notice: The “Read…
Faces And Facts Of Disability
Social Security disability is a social insurance program, under which workers earn coverage for benefits by working and paying Social Security taxes on their earnings. The program provides benefits to disabled workers and to their dependents. For those who can…
Race to Retirement
And they’re off! Wanda Worker takes the lead as she visits my Social Security and gets a handle on her retirement planning. John Q. Public gains ground as he uses Social Security’s Retirement Estimator to get a clearer picture of his…
Social Security Do-Over: An Interest-Free Loan
Social Security has a do-over rule, a way to collect benefits, yet still give you a chance to change your mind, and wait until you are older to get a bigger monthly retirement payment. It’s something that should be more widely…