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Next Year’s COLA
2017 is bringing with it a raise for Social Security beneficiaries. This raise will be to the amount of 0.3%. As the cost of living rises at an exponentially faster rate many are left feeling insulted and wondering how they…
The Mechanics of Social Security Benefit Calculations
Understanding how monthly Social Security benefits are calculated is a key part of planning for your retirement years, if for no other reason than to avoid surprises. The Motley Fool’s Dan Caplinger takes a look at a hypothetical $50,000 per…
Many To Leave Social Security Because Of Change Of Administration?
(Source: Social Security Administration) There are reports on the ALJ Discussion Forum that Acting Social Security Commissioner Carolyn Colvin told agency employees in an in-house television broadcast that she and many other unnamed officials will be leaving their jobs at…
Taxation of Social Security Benefits–An Issue for the New Administration?
It’s too early to really tell what actions the new players in Washington will take with respect to Social Security, but seniors–and future retirees–are casting a keen eye toward the issue of how much of their benefit will be taxable.…
Retirement Planning–Timing is Everything!
No matter where you are on the retirement planning horizon: already retired, soon-to-be-retired, or just thinking about it, there are several key decision points you need to keep in mind. WHIO’s MoneyTips page offers some thoughts on how these way-points…
It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Retirement
Citing the complexities of the modern world’s financial planning environment and the inherent distrust that many people have of financial institutions and the financial markets in general, “more than three-quarters (76 percent) of Americans believe saving for retirement is more…
Budgeting and Retirement: An Inseparable Pair
Making it to retirement is one thing, and having a retirement nest egg for those years is one more important thing. But often overlooked in the mix is the budget process…it doesn’t stop when you hit the “golden years,” and…
More on the Retirement Savings Dilemma
FOX Business Network’s Adam Shapiro provides yet some more information on the absence of healthy savings levels for future retirees in an article posted on www.foxbusiness.com. As he notes, “31 percent of all working Americans have no retirement savings outside of Social…
Between Festivities, Visit My Social Security
(Source – Social Security Administration) The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it family gatherings and familiar traditions. As you bustle about from place to place, sharing turkey dinners and catching up with loved ones, there’s one errand you…
How ready to retire are you?
The calendar pages keep turning, pushing you closer and closer to that date when you plan to enter the world of retirement. Are you ready? A research study from Spectrem Group takes a look at how various population segments feel about…