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ALERT! Now Social Security Is Also Shutting Down On February 15th-18th!
Still thinking about applying for obamacare? You may have trouble making the March 1 deadline. The Social Security 4-day shutdown will affest the health”care” enrollment page. Not to mention that this is incredibale timing. Banks are supposed to do a viral…
Olympians of Social Security; Feb. 11 is Safer Internet Day
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While the eyes of the world focus on the XXII Winter Olympics in the resort town of Sochi, Russia this month, we’d like to bring your attention to another worthy focal point: internet safety. February 11 is…
Identity thieves on the prowl during tax season
It’s the time of the year during which millions of Americans sharpen their pencils, dig out their calculators and rifle their files for W-2 forms, bank statements and receipts. It’s also the time in which identity thieves try to intercept the…
New Medicare guidelines will cost Bay Area Hospital $300,000 in 2014
COOS BAY — New, stricter guidelines from Medicare brought on by the Affordable Care Act have more than a thousand hospitals nationwide feeling financial strain. Bay Area Hospital is no different. The hospital will lose up to $300,000 in Medicare funding…
Senator promotes financial aid office to add disclosure statements
For several student borrowers wishing to attend college, taking out student loans may be the biggest financial transaction they have encountered at 18 years old. Tony Fiorentino, Illinois Student Senator and graduate student, fears that these students might not have…
The end of government
Something strange is happening in Washington. We are slowly dismantling the federal government, even as its spending is growing larger. The paradox is that governmental competence is being systematically degraded while the government’s size, as measured by its budget, is…
Burr slams VA over lapse in disability compensation
Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for keeping soldiers waiting for their disability checks. In Saturday’s Republican weekly address, the ranking Republican on the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee scolded the VA for failing to deliver on its…
Retirement: How often should I rebalance?
Q. How often should I rebalance my portfolio in retirement? A. Rebalancing means two things: First, that you have a target for how you spread money among broad types of investments. For example, a simple division of assets is 40%…
Stumped by the debt ceiling? Here’s an explainer
Q. WHAT IS THE DEBT LIMIT? It is “the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, interest on the national debt,…
Disability and the Starfish
Did you know that roughly 20% of the U.S. population is disabled and on Disability? That’s nearly 11 million people. If a population that size formed a state, it would be 8th largest in the U.S. And, did you know that…