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Social Security’s Place in Your Retirement Strategy
It’s no secret that a retirement financial plan calling for total reliance on Social Security is doomed to present continuous struggles. In fact, as noted in the previous article posted in our “Latest News” section (click here), the average monthly…
Living on Social Security–It Can Be a Challenge!
For seniors needing to exist on just Social Security, life can be pretty challenging. Yes, that’s a pretty significant understatement. Yahoo Finance contributor Vance Cariaga, in a post today on finance.yahoo.com presents an analysis of just how severe those challenges…
Testing Your Readiness to Claim Social Security Benefits
Anyone who has taken a look at Social Security or is trying to determine whether they’re ready to file knows full well that it’s kind of a tricky decision point. Unless you’re age 70, at which point continued deferral would…
The Debt Ceiling: Implications That Go Beyond Social Security
As indicated in today’s Headline post, the potential for Social Security benefits to be impacted by a U.S. government default is an item of considerable discussion these days. And while that’s certainly a critical possibility, it’s chilling to consider the…
Deja Vu All Over Again With Respect to Retirement Sentiment
The “Great Recession” of a decade and a half ago produced a chilling effect on many folks’ retirement thinking, with many market-based savings plans–401ks in particular–taking a brutal hammering. If you were already in retirement, or at the threshold of…
Underscoring the Purpose of Social Security
In a post today on morningstar.com, financial journalist Mark Miller sets forth “A beginner’s guide to understanding and maximizing Social Security benefits.” But it’s more than that…Miller’s article delves into the program’s progressive design, highlighting its long-term role in addressing…
Retirement and 529 Plans…A New Feature That Can Help Beneficiaries’ Retirement Planning
When the SECURE Act 2.0 was passed into law last December, it brought with it a new option for plan owners that can help them provide for retirement security for their intended beneficiary. As reported in a post by Ameriprise…
Reasons to Check Your SSA Annual Statement
Verifying the information included on your annual Social Security statement is an important thing to do, and can save you a lot of difficulty later in the event there are mistakes or omissions in the information contained in the statement. For…
Testing Your Social Security Knowledge
Despite the importance that Social Security benefits have in millions of folks’ retirement well-being, it’s surprising how little many future beneficiaries have with respect to how the program actually operates. In fact, the results of a recent MassMutual research effort…
The On-going Question: Should I Delay Claiming Social Security?
This is without one of the most frequent questions we receive here at the AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisory Service, with many folks confused with the impact that various benefits starting points can have on monthly benefit cash flow. For…