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Medicare Advantage vs. “original Medicare” and “Medigap”

Managing healthcare costs in retirement can be a daunting task. And no less daunting is how to chose between “original Medicare” provided by the federal government and “Medicare Advantage” provided by private insurers. There are obvious advantages and disadvantages to…

“Phased Retirement?” More Aging Workers are considering it!

The old tradition of working for a lifetime and then hanging it up to enjoy one’s “golden years” seems to be fading fast. As life expectancy continues to increase, many seniors find that going from full-time work to 100% idle…

Interesting Twist: Social Security Can Free You to Invest More Aggressively

Historically, most investment advisors counsel us to become more conservative in our investment strategy as we approach retirement. Conventional wisdom often suggests changing our investment portfolio from higher-risk stocks to lower risk investments such as the guaranteed returns from the…

New Proposal Raises Retirement Age

The Brookings Institution released a proposal for Social Security reform that includes raising the Full Retirement Age for high earners and taxing all Social Security benefits with adjusted gross incomes above $100,000 for individuals and $125,000 for couples. Melanie Waddell…

Working on the Budget

Congress is putting together a budget. Of course, there is disagreement on some of the items in the budget. According to this article by Tim for VB Vermont republicans have rejected amendments that would protect affordable health insurance and Social…

Retirement Crisis in America

If you are relying on Social Security alone for your retirement income you will be living below the poverty level. People are living longer and our retirement system is outdated. Jeannine Mancini for Benzinga explains here… The link provided above connects…

2026 COLA Prediction – Already !

Every year the inflation rate is analyzed to calculate the next year’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits. It is only February, but the Senior Citizens League has analyzed the projected numbers and come up with a…

Important Information for those Living Outside the U.S.

Are you living outside the U.S. and collecting Social Security benefits? Lately som U.S Embassy websites have sent out warnings about possible suspension of benefits. This applies to those whose address on record is outside of the country. A suspension…

Turmoil in the privatized version of Medicare

Humana, Inc., has reported $1.2 billion in 2024 profits, which included a $693 million fourth-quarter loss as the health insurer exits unprofitable Medicare Advantage markets for 2025. However, Humana is not alone. CVS and Centene have also warned that they…

Trump’s Plan to Eliminate Federal Tax on Social Security

President Trump has stated he wants to eliminate federal tax on Social Security benefits. Robert Thomas, Senior Editor for Newsweek explains why that may not be a good decision in the long term. Although it sounds great to give tax…

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