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Social Security Provides a Hugh Portion of the Retirement Income for Middle-Class Americans
Even if you’re fortunate enough to earn $60,000 a year, you’ll need Social Security to play its part in helping you make ends meet after you retire. Read article here… Notice: The link provided in the text above connects readers…
Worrying about the Bottom Dropping Out?
Are you one of those individuals in search of something you can put your money into without having to worry about the bottom dropping out? There are options but they are limited. Read article here… Notice: The link provided in…
Vaccines & immunizations: Many are covered by Medicare
Some vaccines and immunizations are covered by Medicare Part B and others are covered by Part D, but it’s important to know which are covered by each part of Medicare, and which are not. Shingles, for example, is not covered…
Get yourself psychologically ready for retirement
After working your whole life, and especially if you’re now in a stressful job, looking forward to retirement might cause you to think you just want out of your career. But feeling that retirement is just getting away from working…
Don’t take Social Security just because you enroll in Medicare
If your strategy for Social Security is to wait in order to reap the financial rewards, don’t think that just because you enroll in Medicare at 65 that you need to take Social Security at the same time. If your…
Boost your retirement savings by learning from the best
It’s certainly no secret that Americans have a problem saving enough money in their working years to fund a comfortable retirement. But a good way to invigorate your own savings plan is to learn from how the best retirement savers…
Here are some income sources for after you retire
Regardless of your financial status when the time to hang up your work clothes arrives, chances are pretty high that you’ll need some extra income after you finally retire. Unexpected expenses have a way of popping up when least expected,…
How to make your retirement funds last
Ongoing planning can stretch your retirement funds, according to this article by Becky Raspe appearing in Cleveland Jewish News. As the article says, there are two stages to retirement - an accumulation stage, and a distribution stage - and the…
Ready to retire? Here’s a checklist
Simply stated, having a sufficient and reliable stream of income is crucial to a comfortable retirement. Whether you view retirement as an endless vacation or a chance to take on new challenges, the fact is you’ll need a decent income…
Sacrificing today to be comfortable tomorrow
Nearly everyone knows that the younger you start saving for retirement, the better off you’ll be when the time actually comes. But it’s often hard for younger workers to think of retirement savings as a priority when faced with the…