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Four retirement mistakes that even smart couples make
Long-time couples may well finish each other’s sentences, but they can’t read each other’s minds – especially when it comes to retirement planning. This disconnect is something that Judith Cane, a money coach with Money Coaches Canada in Ottawa, often encounters…
Survey Finds Just 1 In 3 With Intellectual Disabilities Employed
Adults with intellectual disabilities are struggling to find their place in the workforce, according to a new Gallup survey finding that two-thirds have no job.Of those who are working, slightly more than half are employed in competitive environments alongside those…
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Wonders, “Will 2015 Be Year Of The Lowest COLA Ever Paid?”
More than 62.5 million seniors, as well as recipients of other federal benefits, may be at high risk of not receiving any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year, according to a new forecast from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonpartisan…
Liberals mobilize against potential Social Security cuts
President Obama’s budget is due early next month, and already progressives inside and outside Congress are pushing back against one potential line in the document — the Social Security cuts, in the form of “chained CPI,” that Obama has included in…
Is Retirement Bad for Your Health?
Donna Cardillo, RN – Some of us may have heard stories of people who die within a year of retirement. In the modern world, the word “retirement” is being redefined and can mean a new beginning for many rather than the…
Turning 50 or Older? Don’t Miss These Critical Retirement Milestones
Most of us would love to enjoy a retirement that allows us to play golf, hang out on the beach, volunteer for worthy causes, spend time with our grandkids, travel to Europe, and do all types of other amazing activities. But…
Social Security strategies for married couples
Consider Tom and Faye, both turning 60 years old in 2013. At age 66 they qualify for full retirement benefits from Social Security, though they are able to begin drawing reduced benefits as early as age 62. Faye never worked…
Social Security Benefits and Government Penson Policy News
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 is currently under review. The policy would repeal the government pension offset requirement. In general, the library of Congress reports that the repeal relates to the reduction of insurance benefits with respect to…
30-day hospital readmission rates vary after inpatient rehab
Nearly 12% of Medicare patients who receive inpatient rehabilitation following discharge from acute-care hospitalization are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge from the rehabilitation facility, according to a study in the Feb. 12 issue of the Journal of the American…
Healthcare finance: Little has changed since mid-1960s
Out of curiosity, I decided to wander through the archived online edition of the Los Angeles Times on the day I was born. At the risk of dating myself, on the day I entered the world, you could rent a decent apartment for a…