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Social Security 101: A Quick Assessment of What You Should Know
Yes, Social Security is confusing to those who look at it for the first time. That’s why the AMAC Foundation operates a free service, its Social Security Advisory Service, for folks having questions about the options available to them under…
Working in Retirement? Will it Bump Up Your Social Security Benefit?
Maybe, maybe not. More to the point, probably not. A post on Community99.com provides an analysis of, first, how the benefit calculation takes place when you file for Social Security, and then how earnings after beginning to draw retirement benefits…
Did you forget your old 401(k) plan?
Many of us who have quit a job have forgotten to take something with us, be it a sweater or plant, but did you forget to take your 401(k) plan? There were nearly 25 million forgotten 401(k) accounts with an…
Three reasons why you should not take your benefits at 62
You can start receiving your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62. However, you are entitled to full benefits when you reach your full retirement age. If you delay taking your benefits from your full retirement age up…
The Great Reshuffle
The Great Reshuffle, term used during the pandemic layoffs, was the route to longer-term joblessness and retirement for 57 percent of the respondents to a recent CNBC All-American Workforce survey. The survey respondents were 1,200 currently employed people and another…
Do you know what a prior authorization is?
In 2021, 90 percent of Medicare Advantage enrollees were in health plans that require prior authorization for procedures and lab tests. Does your Medicare Advantage plan require prior authorization? Do you know what prior authorization is or that it goes…
Should you or should you not work in your retirement
Should you work in your retirement? If so, at what level do you want to work? If not, is your reason that you rather be doing other things? Whatever your reason for working or not, there is no single correct…
Will you achieve the maximum Social Security benefit?
The average monthly Social Security benefit is $1,657 while; the maximum monthly benefit is $4,194, that’s a difference of $2,538. So, how do you obtain the maximum benefit? David Nadelle explains what you need to do to receive the maximum…
How to increase your retirement savings
Bankrate’s current survey found that almost 36 percent of respondents do not have; nor never had a retirement account. Saving for retirement is a big regret for many people, and those who are saving for retirement feel that they are…
What if you don’t get the maximum Social Security benefit?
The maximum Social Security benefit for 2022 is $4,194 a month; however, most beneficiaries have a monthly benefit that is less than that amount. But you don’t have to worry about having a smaller monthly Social Security check; there are…