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SSA will be open on Dec. 24th and Dec. 26th
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order giving most federal employees two additional days off this week — the days before and after Christmas. Social Security will keep field offices and phone lines open on both those days, “in line…
Should you sign up for Medicare at 65?
Your Medicare initial enrollment period (IEP) is three months before your 65th birthday, the month of your 65th birthday, and three months after your 65th birthday. However, you may not want to enroll in Medicare when you are 65 if…
This Social Security change is a big milestone for retirees
The year 2026 is a milestone for Social Security. No, I’m not talking about bipartisan legislation addressing the insolvency issue, although that would be nice. I’m referring to another bipartisan piece of legislation, H.R. 1900, the Social Security Amendments of…
Know your full retirement age
You can start receiving your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62; however, if you start receiving benefits early, your benefits will be permanently reduced. If you wait until you reach your full retirement age, you will receive…
How Does your Social Security payment compare?
Ever wonder how your monthly Social Security benefit compares to others? For some of us that may make us feel fortunate, and for other not so much so. Fact is, the monthly benefits each of us receive from SS may…
Social Security in 2026
Some Social Security rules are designed to automatically change as each new year dawns and, with 2026 just around the corner, it’s important to know what next year holds for those of us on Social Security. This Motley Fool article…
Social Security Reform Options
As the year of reckoning (2033) draws near, many are becoming concerned about the future of America’s most important retirement program – Social Security. The Trustees of the program have warned Congress for decades that Social Security faces insolvency in…
Oh No!! Time to go back to work?
It may be akin to heresy to suggest it after you have retired, but going back to work might just be in your future. The reality is that inflation, though somewhat eased, still casts its insidious effect on consumer prices.…
More on Social Security Solvency
In this brief, but sobering, article by Rachel DePompa at FOX8News, the author reveals that 4 out of 5 retired American rely on Social Security to pay their monthly bills. This fact, when viewed in the context of Social Security’s…
A 401(k) primer
The 401(k) has become one of the most important vehicles for amassing retirement income, but far too many younger workers do not understand how important these plans are. Basically, a 401(k) is an employer-sponsored tax advantaged savings plan which enables…