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Shifting Divorce Statistics: The Reasons Behind “Gray Divorce”
Financial planner Mary Ann Ferreira, in a post today on www.marketwatch.com, offers commentary on the reasons why divorcing over the age of 50 is becoming more prevalent, Her article also provides a “a checklist to help mitigate the financial risk associated with…
The Stock Market, Social Security, and “The Experts”
CBS Moneywatch’s Steve Vernon offers a perspective on the relevance of opinions and projections made by so-called financial experts, concluding that it might be best for those investing for retirement ignore the advice bandied about in the financial media. Optimizing…
Recapping 2017 – Money-Saving Tips from an Expert
Kiplinger Contributing Editor Kimberly Lankford shares a look back at 2017s most popular articles, reiterating nine that constitute opportunities for substantial savings. Among them are dealing with Medicare (and health costs in general), managing required minimum distributions from deferred compensation accounts, deferring Social…
Underscoring the Importance of Spousal Benefits
With Social Security benefits comprising a large portion of retired couples’ financial picture, it becomes critical to be aware of ways to maximize the dollars available to surviving widows and widowers. In an article posted on www.wealthmanagement.com, and sponsored by Great West…
It’s Not Too Late to Save For Retirement
Even if you’ve crossed the 50-year old line, there are steps you can take to shore up your retirement savings picture. Forbes staff writer Ashlea Ebeling outlines a set of five key actions you can consider, all of which are geared…
A Connection Between Hearing Loss and Social Security?
Citing “$18 billion in unrealized federal income tax dollars which affects programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security” as a collateral affect of hearing loss, Healthy Hearing staff writer Debbie Clason makes an argument for paying attention to the…
New Year…New Scam!
At the opening bell of 2018. it appears a new scam involving Social Security numbers is hitting the airwaves. As outlined in a post by Al Pefley today on cbs12.com, the scam links the public’s awareness of the potential for increasing rates…
The Concept of Lifetime Income
Managing finances for the long haul in retirement is a daunting task…one that requires some sound planning to be successful. In an article by The Motley Fool’s Selena Maranjian, the concepts of lump sum vs. monthly income, draw down rates, and…
An Interesting Perspective on How to Fix the Social Security Solvency Problem
Dan Caplinger, writing in a post on www.fool.com, advances the argument that increasing the Full Retirement Age (FRA), or perhaps indexing it to longevity projections, could be a viable approach to at least partically resolving the program’s impending solvency crisis. With today’s…
“Golden Year Careers”—No Longer an Oddity
According to studies by the Urban Institute, a “growing number of Americans working beyond what used to be considered the normal retirement age” is becoming an established fact. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Len Boselovic examines the conclusions drawn by this study,…