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What Haunts the Vast Majority of Americans Over Age 50
In a recent poll conducted by the Nationwide Retirement Institute (NRI), found more than three-quarters (78 percent) of future retirees over the age of 50 and almost two-thirds (63 percent) of those who retirement in the past 10 years are…
Extending a Helping Hand with Social Security
It’s been said that the true measure of a society is found in how it treats its weakest and most helpless citizens. We celebrate National Good Neighbor Day on September 28 but we can continue this sentiment all year round…
Medicare Supplemental Plan Beneficiaries Cite Satisfaction
According to a recent AHIP study, over 90 percent of Medicare Supplemental Plan beneficiaries cited satisfaction with their healthcare coverage. Read article here… Notice: The link provided in the text above connects readers to the full content of the referenced article. The URL (internet…
Ideas for Making Room In Your Budget to Save Enough Without Living Like a Monk
It is not easy to accomplish the recommendation of saving 15 percent of your income for retirement. However, the attached article gives some ideas for making room in your budget to save enough without living like a monk. Read article…
Avoid These Three Retirement Pitfalls
According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 52 percent of American households are at risk of not being able to maintain their standard of living in retirement. In another study by Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) found…
Using HECMs to Delay Social Security…It’s Complicated
Every now and then, you hear about someone using the strategy of obtaining a reverse mortgage as a way to cover their cash needs while they delay filing for Social Security. Yes, it does allow one’s eventual benefit to grow,…
The Social Security Dilemma: Understanding the Basic Causes
The Motley Fool’s Sean Williams cites ten basic statistics that can help readers understand Social Security’s long-term solvency problem, from worker-to-beneficiary ratios to the potential impact of continued Congressional inactivity on the issue. Read his remarks here… Notice: The link provided…
Some Social Security Q&A
Social Security columnist Tom Margenau, in a post on tucson.com, provides answers to several common and basic questions about Social Security benefits. His article deals with spousal benefits, retroactive benefits, childresn’s benefits, and, among other topics, the frequently-asked question of “Why is…
Social Security Disability: Weighing in on the Rumors
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania attorney who deals with disability cases sets the record straight on several key comments included in a local news article, providing a fairly extensive analysis of the investigative and appeal processes accompanying claims. Read his article here……
Ticket to Work Puts People Back in the Driver’s Seat
(Social – Social Security Administration) Social Security encourages people to rejoin the workforce when they are able. Ticket to Work is our free and voluntary program that helps people get vocational rehabilitation, training, job referrals, and other employment support services.…