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Social Security: A Quick Primer on the Basics
Certified financial planner Gary Boatman provides a quick recap of selected Social Security basics in an article posted on www.observer-reporter.com. With the comment “Social Security is too important of an asset not to understand,” he provides a quick review of a…
Story Time: Finding New Life in Retirement
Many people approaching their retirement years have concerns, and it isn’t always about money. How will I be without career involvement? What will I do to pass the time? Things like that. Well, here’s an uplifting account of how one…
Retirement Challenges Facing Minorities
Statistically speaking, black America faces steeper challenges in retirement, according to a Next Avenue contributor Rodney Brooks. His post, appearing today on www.forbes.com, suggests that pay gap, wealth gap, and financial literacy issues have created a disparity for this segment of the…
HHS says it can’t eliminate Medicare appeals backlog by the end of 2020
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a court filing this week, HHS said it is unable to comply with a court order requiring it to clear its backlog of Medicare reimbursement appeals by the end of 2020. Continue…
Retirement: Ready, Set, Go?
Getting ready to retire means more–much more–than simply moving into another age bracket. There are some fundamental preparations that need to be addressed before one can comfortably ease into that stage of life, and this article by Ken Heise of…
You May Be Able To Apply for A Replacement Card Online
(Source: Social Security Administration) Your nine-digit Social Security number remains your first and continuous link with Social Security. It helps us accurately record your covered wages or self-employment earnings. We also use it to monitor your record once you start…
The Importance of Guaranteed Lifetime Income
InvestmentNews contributing editor Mary Beth Franklin reports on the results of the 3rd Annual Guaranteed Lifetime Income Study produced by Greenwald & Associates, noting that “61% of Americans age 55-75 place a high value on having guaranteed lifetime income to supplement their…
Retirement Planning: Forecast for the Long Haul
Navigating through all those myths and suggestions you’ve heard for so many years requires some careful planning as yo approach retirement. Since the economic environment likely in the years ahead is quite different from, say, 20 or 30 years ago,…
A Primer on Spousal Benefits
The Motley Fool’s Matthew Frankel explores the subject of spousal benefits in an article posted on www.fool.com. In addition to defining the spousal benefit provision, he outlines the steps to take in applying for the benefit. Read the article here… Notice: The…
Public-Private Partnerships for Pension Planning May Hold Promise
With half of the private-sector work force not having a mechanism to save for retirement through an employer-based plan, it’s clear that the impending crisis requires some attention–and quickly. This article, by David Damschen and Richard Mourdock posted on www.washingtontimes.com takes a look…