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Innovative reforms to enhance retirement security
Why should you have to be a financial expert to achieve a secure and adequate retirement? According to William G. Gale, David C. John, and J. Mark Iwry of the Brookings Institute, you should not have to be an expert…
Women face challenges to successful retirement
The number of female workers exiting the workforce due to the pandemic is around three million. Despite the vaccine and schools reopening, that number has not shrunk. Unfortunately, many women will experience significant disruption to their career progress, job prospects,…
Putting the inflation we are seeing in context
As we wait to hear what Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) will be for next year, there are a few things people should know about inflation. Jeff Berman documented his conversion with Jami Hopkins, managing partner at Carson Group, and…
Part D premiums will be increasing in 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is projecting that the average monthly premium for Medicare Part D coverage will increase in 2022. The agency is projecting Part D premiums will increase to approximately $33.27, a 4.9 percent increase…
Where does Social Security fit into your retirement plans?
Due to the increase in life expectancy rate, retirement could last two or even three decades. But how many of us are prepared to meet our income needs for all those years? For most people, Social Security won’t be enough…
The “Funding Our Future” initiative
In a recent public letter to President Biden, a group of 31 organizations including, leading economic think tanks and financial institutions, is urging the administration to create an inter-agency task force to focus on legislation on pensions, Social Security, and…
Boosting your Social Security benefit
Among elderly Social Security beneficiaries, 21 percent of married couples and about 45 percent of unmarried persons rely on Social Security for 90 percent or more of their income. Unless you enter retirement with a large amount of savings, you…
Should you rely solely on Social Security to fund your retirement?
Based on the latest projections, the Social Security Trust Fund will run out in 2032. Social Security will still be able to pay benefits; however, this means a further reduction in benefits for most people who claimed their benefits earlier…
Living a purposeful retirement
Most retirement experts concentrate on the financial side of retirement, but there is a lot more to retirement than just money. That is why according to certified financial planner Barbara O’Neill, “most adults don’t want a life of pure leisure;…
It’s never too late to save for retirement
It is never too early or too late to start planning for retirement. If you are part of the latter category, there are some steps you can take to jump-start your retirement planning. Diane Mtetwa’s article for the Motley Fool…