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Personal Income In U.S. Drops As Taxes Rise
Personal income in the U.S. was down in every state but South Dakota in the first quarter of the year, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said in report Friday. That means the money people received from salaries, bonuses, investment income,…
Retired Americans plan Tuesday rally
The Alliance for Retired Americans, a nationwide advocacy organization representing 4 million senior citizens, is sponsoring a national day of action Tuesday to protest a cut in Social Security benefits, 5-6:30 p.m., in front of the federal building at 15th and…
Financial Goals For Retirees
Retirement is here and you thought all would be golden. If you haven’t planned well for retirement you may find yourself coming up short. The most common goals: Make the money last as long as you do. Travel Spoil the grandkids You…
The left’s four fiscal fantasies
There is a rising chorus on the left that our fiscal conversation should be declared over and plans for meaningful entitlement reforms mothballed. These voices argue that we can have substantial new spending on public investments, a secure safety net,…
7 Retirement Decisions That Affect The Rest Of Your Life
The choices you make during your working years and at the beginning of retirement affect how comfortably you will live in old age. Here are some retirement decisions that will have a big impact later on in your retirement years:…
STATE AFFAIRS: Senior retirement futures bleak?
“We are on the precipice of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world,” declared Ted Siedle recently in conservative Forbes magazine. That caught my eye. What I found from further research is that many retirees will have…
Money Pros: How to avoid the financial risks that come with longevity
The Money Pros are standing by to take your questions. Q. People are living longer these days. I want to make sure I will have enough money for a comfortable retirement. What should I be thinking about? A. Individuals are living longer,…
June 28 Our View: Another victim of sequestration
Investigators from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee say Social Security is approving disability benefits at strikingly high rates for people whose claims were rejected by field offices or state agencies. Adding to the problem, the agency often fails…
Working boomers need to cut disability risk
More Americans say that one piece of their retirement-savings plan is to keep working and to delay retirement. But all too often a health crisis or illness blows a big hole in that idea. The bad news? Older workers have…
House investigators: Disability judges are too lax
Social Security is approving disability benefits at strikingly high rates for people whose claims were rejected by field offices or state agencies, according to House investigators. Compounding the situation, the agency often fails to do required follow-up reviews months or…