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One thing every spouse needs to know about Social Security
Is your spouse contemplating when to start taking Social Security retirement benefits? If so, make sure they are considering one of the most important factors in their decision: its impact on you. Read more… Notice: The “Read more…” link…
Social Security Benefits: Surviving On Them Alone Is The Grim ‘New Normal’
Financial expert William Bernstein rings the alarm on this country’s Social Security benefits baby boom retirement crisis. Can we survive on just Social Security benefits? A grim reality looms for baby boomers nearing retirement, according to William Bernstein. In fact,…
Faces And Facts Of Disability
Commissioner’s Message: Social Security touches the lives of nearly every American, often during times of personal hardship, transition, and uncertainty. Our programs serve as vital financial protection for working men and women, children, the disabled, and the elderly. Read more… …
Social Security Encourages Financial Planning For Retirement Years
Social Security Office wants to remind the public to be aware of tools that can assist in planning for the future. Once a person retires, Social Security was never meant to be their only source of retirement income. Jack Myers, with…
Fact Sheet – SOCIAL SECURITY (Social Security Is Important to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders)
Social Security is neutral with respect to race or ethnicity – individuals with identical earnings histories are treated the same in terms of benefits. This Fact Sheet is provided by the Social Security Administration to highlight how Asian Americans benefit…
Survey: Workers value retirement benefits more than health plans
People are more willing to gamble with their health than their retirement, a new study found. Some 62 percent of workers said they were willing to pay more if it meant they would have guaranteed retirement benefits, according to a recent…
The Social Security Dog Whistle
Progressives like to claim, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said, that “Social Security has contributed not a single penny to the deficit. So we can talk about entitlements as long as you eliminate Social Security.” AARP CEO Barry Rand claimed,…
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…