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A Statistical View of Social Security
Did you know that Social Security paid out nearly $900 billion in benefits last year? Or that these benefits represent 90% or more of the income of these beneficiaries? Or that Social Security is approaching a significant financing shortfall in…
Estimating Your Social Security Benefits
One of the basic pieces of information you’ll need to know in order to effectively plan for your retirement finances is the size of your monthly Social Security benefit check. Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor at Kiplinger provides some fundamental guidance in…
Information for Baby Boomers Approaching Retirement
Attention, Baby Boomers! Here, courtesy of Jason Hall of The Motley Fool, are a few tidbits of vital information that those of you zeroing in on retirement need to be aware of. Read his article here… Notice: The link…
The Social Security “Earnings Test” and Other Details
Forbes contributor and professor of economics at Boston University Laurence Kotlikoff takes a look at the Social Security earnings test applied to those not yet at their full retirement age, along with several other issues related to Social Security in general.…
Getting the Most Out of Social Security
Delayed filing, watching out for WEP, and understanding spousal benefits…these are some of the aspects of the quest to capitalize on your Social Security options. In an article posted on www.gobankingrates.com, journalist Natalie Campisi provides some background on these topics. Check it out…
Planning for the Long-term: Understanding Your “Wealth Ratio”
Looking ahead to your retirement years requires, as you know, a substantial amount of financial planning. There are a few pertinent ratio calculations you can do to get a better understanding of where you are at this point and to…
National Association of Disability Examiners
(Source: Social Security Administration) The National Association of Disability Examiners (NADE), an organization of the personnel who make initial and reconsideration determinations on Social Security disability claims, has issued a Special Edition of its newsletter. In addition to forward-looking remarks…
Don’t forget to include Social Security in your New Year’s resolutions!
It’s 2017, you’re another year older and, if you’re not yet retired, another year closer to claiming Social Security benefits. And as you look ahead to the New Year, now’s a good time to resolve to learn more about the system…
What’s Available at SocialSecurity.gov?
This article posted on www.pantagraph.com’s Lifestyles page provides an overview of the features available to you at www.SocialSecurity.gov. It’s a good idea to take a look at this site and become familiar with the th, e services you can take…
A Roadmap to Fixing Your Financial Situation
Your retirement years draw nearer and nearer with every turn of the calendar page…that’s a simple fact. And if you’re unsatisfied with the prospects for your financial security in these later years, there are steps you can take to “fix”…