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Tips for Those in the “Gig Economy”
Here’s a good follow-up to our Headline post on the “Gig Economy,” providing some helpful planning tips on managing your finances in these types of working arrangements. It’s a post by The Motley Fool’s Maurie Backman, and it appears on globegazette.com. While…
More Tips for a Happy Retirement Life
MagnifyMoney’s Dillon Thompson, in a post on www.krem.com, takes a look at five key strategies for maintaining a peaceful and rewarding lifestyle during the retirement phase of your life. From avoiding a sedentary life to expanding social contacts, the article focuses…
2019 House Budget Proposal Skips Over Social Security
In a post on dailysignal.com, Heritage Foundation senior policy analyst Justin Bogle breaks down the “highs and lows” of the House’s 2019 budget proposal, noting that, while balancing the budget within 10 years, the Social Security solvency dilemma is left untouched.…
FRA: One of Social Security’s True Basics
Full Retirement Age (FRA)…the age at which you can receive the full amount of the benefit you’ve earned over a working career, is one fundamental item on which a number of others are based. And yet, there are many folks…
Early Retirement Has Its Upside
A study conducted last year by Health Economics draws a connection between retiring early and living a longer life, according to a post by U.S.News & World Report contributor Maryalene LaPonsie. In her article, Ms. LaPonsie, suggests that while this connection is…
Pensions and Social Security: A Contrast
Journalist Eric Huffman, a licensed Insurance agent, writing in a post on benzinga.com’s Investing page, takes a look at pension plans and Social Security, as well as retirement savings avenues indiviudals can follow on their own. He begins with a re-examination of…
Three Common Ways Your Social Security Payment Can Grow After Retirement
(Source: Social Security Administration) You made the choice and now you are happily retired. You filed online for your Social Security benefits. They arrive each month in the correct amount exactly as expected. But, did you ever wonder if your…
AMAC Foundation Webinar to Focus on Social Security’s Spousal Benefits
The next segment of the AMAC Foundation’s webinar on “Women and Social Security” will focus on a variety of issues relating to spousal benefits, ranging from the calculation of benefits for working and non-working spouses to benefits for widows and…
The Continuing “Income Replacement Rate” Debate
When planning retirement finances, the question of how much is needed to ensure a comfortable existence always seems to generate a lot of discussion. Beginning with Social Security as a base, the question becomes what other sources of income does…
More on “Gen Xers” and their Retirement Savings Track Record
Forbes contributor Megan Gorman, in a post on forbes.com, takes a look at the less-than-rosy retirement savings patterns emerging withing the Generation X population cohort. This segment of the population–those born in the early-to-mid 1960s to the early 1980s–often carry the unfortunate…