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Retirement Planning–Some Trends to Be Aware Of
Forbes contributor Greg Herlean, in a post on their website, takes a look at some definite trends that have evolved in recent years in the word of retirement planning…and they’re not necessarily positive trends at that. The good news is that…
Four Key Social Security Facts for 2019
The Motley Fool’s Dan Caplinger, in a post on their website, discusses four significant facts for Social Security recipients in 2019. They include the 2.8% COLA, the change in retirement age affecting some, the new taxation limits for high wage earners,…
Your Retirement and Health Care Expenses
Many retirees will be surprised, and not pleasantly, to know that healthcare expenditures are statistically expected to “consume around one-third of the total amount of monthly benefits seniors receive from Social Security.” So says The Motley Fool’s Christy Bieber in…
Boomers: Some Thoughts on Retirement Strategies
MoneyWatch’s Steve Vernon, in a post on www.cbsnews.com, examines the dilemma faced by many members of the “baby boom” generation–inadequate financial resources for their years in retirement. As he points out in his post, those falling into this category “… will…
SSA: “Hiring Our Heroes is an Honor”
(Source; Social Security Administration) Social Security protects all Americans. We are especially proud of our commitment to provide high quality service and support to the men and women who proudly served, and are serving, our country. Social Security expedites medical decisions at all levels…
HSAs and Your Retirement
Although largely underutilized in retirement planning, it appears that Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). This conclusion is drawn by the Arizona Republic’s Russ Wiles in a post on www.usatoday.com. Wiles covers the ways that HSAs can fit into a retirement financial plan, touching…
Social Security Solvency Dilemma–We’re Not Alone
When discussing the solvency dilemma projected for 2034, when the Social Security Trust Funds are fully depleted, one often here’s the comment, “How do other countries do it?” Well, it turns out other countries are not all in such great…
Thoughts on Addressing the Social Security Solvency Dilemma
Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, North Carolina) contributor Bob Morrison, in an article posted on www.courier-tribune.com’s Opinions page, provides some thoughts on an approach to resolving the Social Security impending insolvency. His suggestion calls for “a ‘flat tax’ of 1 or 2 percent applying only to…
Some Unusual Social Security Questions …
Tucson.com’s Tom Margeneu, a long-time source of great information on Social Security questions, tackles some out-of-the-ordinary topics in his post today. From clergy-related provisions to the off-the-wall question of using crowdfunding sources to augment a personal Social Security record, Morgenau gets…
Social Security and the Federal Deficit
Despite what political leaders claim, Social Security is not a contributor to the federal debt or the annual federal deficits driving that debt level. The Motley Fool’s Sean Williams takes aim at this popular myth in a post on www.fool.com, which…