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Beware of Scammers Pretending to be Social Security
(Source: Social Security Administration) In the digital age, frauds and scams are an unfortunate part of doing business online. During the holiday season, Social Security has traditionally seen a spike in phishing scams, and we want to protect you as…
Social Security’s Insolvency – An Essay
Columnist Alan Beideck, in a post on www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com, takes a look at the Social Security insolvency dilemma, boiling the matter down to a simple conclusion: “…future receipts/revenues of the program will not meet the program’s future expenses.” As he points out,…
Retirement Finances: Three Basic Mistakes That Can Do You In
Whether its misjudging your ability to spend in retirement, or mismanaging your investments, there are some fundamental (and common) missteps that can negatively impact your retirement dream. A third item–also very common–is to not preparing for the taxation issues that…
Dealing With the Financial Transition Into Retirement
The sheer change from career to retirement is a big deal in and of itself, but the financial aspects of this shift in lifestyle can be even more traumatic if not planned for. Forbes contributor Robert Pagliarini offers some guidance to…
Focus on Social Security Survivor Benefits
Benefits for survivors of those who have contributed to Social Security through their workforce participation are often misunderstood, bith in terms of how they’re calculated how eligibility is determined. An article posted by guests columnists Brian Rudolph and Rhonda Whitenack…
Five Key Basics You Should Know About Social Security for 2019
From benefit increases to taxable earnings limits, and from eligibility credits to Supplemental Security Income increases,there are a few basics that those who follow Social Security should know. Newsmax Finance reporter Bill Hoffmann outlines them in an article posted at www.newsmax.com. Check…
Saving for Retirement: A Lifelong Process
In a post on thedailynews.cc, Stacie Smith, community and features editor for the Daily News (Montcalm County and Ionia County, Michigan), details remarks from Kurt Sytsma of Preferred Federal Credit Union pertaining to the issue of “How, when and how much…
The Eric Conn Story: Catching a Disability Fraudster
The “2018 Prosecutor of the Year” award went to the legal partnership of Dustin Davis and Elizabeth Wright for their role in the sentencing of Eric Conn, infamous Social Security Disability con man. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud bestowed the title…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its Impact on Social Security Revenue
Much has been written in the media about the cost and the expectations revenue loss relating to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that became law January 1, 2018, but not very much has appeared about the actual impact on…
Retirement Planning: The Procrastination Reflex
Unfortunately, the impulse (or maybe lack of impulse would be more correct) to defer thoughts about retirement, and particularly retirement finances, affects most of us in the early years. We get busy with day-to-day priorities and challenges, and retirement seems…