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Getting Help to Understand Retirement Savings Strategies
“We’re from the federal government, and we’re here to help.” The Social Security Administration embodies this statement by providing access to tools and resources that can help you plan your strategy for building retirement savings. Check out this post form…
The Myriad Ways to File for Social Security
Certified Financial Planner™ Evan T. Beach, in a post today on http://www.kiplinger.com, provides some insight into the complexity of selecting a filing strategy that fits an individual’s situation. As he notes, “There are 567 different ways to collect Social Security…
Some Strategic Tips for Building Retirement Savings
You know you’ll need to accumulate savings for those retirement years, and you know it won;t happen automatically. So how do you do it? In a post on kenoshanews.com, Dave Isaacson of the Johnson Financial Group, provides some thoughts that…
Planning Tips for Women
With the odds of longer life and more years in retirement, it becomes essential for women to pay an increasing amount of attention to financing their later years. In an article posted today on lmtribune.com, Tribune News Service’s Nicole Tiggemann…
Debunking Some Common Attitudes About Saving for Retirement
In a post today on host.madison.com, the Motley Fool’s Maurie Backman takes a look at some of the excuses many people use to explain their lack of focus on saving for retirement. In her view, not one of these five…
Some tax planning strategies for Baby Boomers
Financial writer Larry Hungerford takes a look at some interesting tax planning strategies for new and future retirees in an article posted on www.journalnow.com, Surprisingly, he covers ways to work around the impact of taking Social Security early, and suggests…
The Disappearing Social Security Trust Fund Balance
The Motley Fool’s Sean Williams discusses the projected evaporation of Social Security’s Trust Fund balance and its implications for beneficiaries in an article appearing today on www.fool.com. As part of his analysis of the situation, he offers suggestions for steps…
Claiming Benefits at Age 62? You’re Not Alone!
Despite the heavy–25% to 30%–reduction, nearly half of Social Security’s beneficiaries claim their monthly check at the earliest possible date, according to a post by the Motley Fool’s Sean Williams on host.madison.com. And while there are some very valid situations…
House Ways and Means Social Security and Oversight Committee Brief
The Ways and Means Social Security and Oversight Subcommittees – chaired by Reps. Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) – yesterday held a hearing examining how Social Security works for the nearly three-quarters of state and local workers who…
Retiring early? Beware of Social Security’s “earnings limit” test!
Claiming Social Security benefits before full retirement age (FRA) and shoring up the difference with part-time work can at first glance be a decent way to begin your transition in to retirement while maintaining you income level. But you need…