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Five Ways Social Security Serves Our Veterans
On Veterans Day, we honor the men and women who proudly serve our country. Social Security is committed to helping our veterans. One of our priorities is to constantly improve the quality of service we provide to them and their…
Can Income-generating Real Estate Boost Your Retirement?
Many real estate-related investments have done well in the last decade; whereas, the depressed yields in typical safe-haven investments like bonds and certificates of deposit have not. This has made income-generating real estate assets even more attractive. The attached article…
It’s Time for Your Retirement Savings Checkup
Have you fallen behind on your retirement savings? Do you know how much you’re on track to save or how much you’ll need to save? If not, the attached article outlines five suggestions you can implement before the end of…
Looking for More Than a Fixed Income?
Most people assume in retirement that they will be living on a “fixed income.” Yes, Social Security checks can remain fixed for a few years although they do rise over time to keep up with inflation and other income sources,…
Emotional Factors Play a Key Role in Planning for Retirement
In a recent PNC Perspective of Retirement Survey, emotional factors play a key role in planning for life goals. Among those planning for retirement, 77 percent listed living comfortably as a top goal, while 70 percent answered travel and 56…
Military Retirees, VA Disability Recipients are getting Raises
Military. Com is reporting that military retirees and those who receive disability checks and some other types of pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs will receive a two percent pay raise in 2018. Read article here… Notice: The link provided…
Improving Employee Productivity Through Financial Literacy Programs
Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation reports one in four workers suffer from serious financial distress as a result of personal finances. Also the Center for Financial Services Innovation found that financial anxieties can also lead to absenteeism, health care claims,…
Most of Older Women’s Work is Unpaid
According to a report from the Retirement Equity Lab at The New School, it’s not just wage gap, or low paying jobs, that keep women from saving enough to retire comfortably, but housework hurts too. Read article here… Notice: The link…
Projected Long-Term Savings Gap by 2050 will be $137 Trillion
At the end of 2015, the estimated long-term savings gap in the United States was at $27.8 trillion with the projected growth of the gap to reach $137 trillion by 2050. Why? Longer life spans, widespread lack of financial knowledge,…
Millennials Very or Extremely Confident making Investment Decisions on their Own
In a recent Charles Schwab survey found, 64 percent of millennials polled said that they were “very or extremely confident” in making investment decisions on their own; however, older participants were not confident in making those decisions. Read article here……