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Retirement’s Effect on Housing
Retirement is affecting much of the housing market now that Baby Boomers are reaching age 65 at the rate of 10,000 each day. Those entering retirement are looking for a place to move that fits their needs in the next stage of…
Bill introduced to improve Social Security Disability Insurance back-to-work reviews and stem SSDI fraud
Sen. Tom Cotton, R (AR) has introduced S. 3037, The Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2016, which is meant to help individuals receiving disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act obtain rehabilitative services…
How Many Women Handle Retirement
15% of women over retirement age are still working, a rate that has doubled from just 10 years ago. Women statistically have a rougher time in retirement than men, especially those that are single or divorced, and they are 80%…
Injecting reality into Your Retirement Goals
Turning retirement goals into reality requires planning…something that many folks find difficult to accomplish. The problems that this absence of planning creates for the future are discussed in an article published on www.fedweek.com and, while not necessarily news, presents some excellent food for thought. Check…
More Thoughts on Saving for Retirement
The magic of compounding is explored in this an article by Dee Lee of boston.cbslocal.com, although the background math used to develop the projections might seem a bit overly enthusiastic, given the financial world’s rocky past over the past two decades. Nevertheless,…
Claiming Benefits Earlier vs. Later…Weighing the Pros and Cons
Whether you should file at 62 or wait to 70 is often a discussion filled with conjecture, emotion, and unsubstantiated opinions. If you’re approaching that decision point, it’s a good idea to take stock of your total situation before you…
Bipartisan bill in Congress would require drug makers to justify, limit price hikes
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In response to the intensifying outrage over the cost of medicines, a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday introduced a bill1 that would require drug makers to justify their pricing and provide a breakdown of their…
5 Bad Reasons To Take Social Security Early
This article at themorningsun.com by Andy Landis talks about some of the bad reasons for taking Social Security earlier than your full retirement age. There are surely some good reasons to start collecting your benefits earlier, but read more here about…
GAO Reports on adequacy of Social Security Administration guidance on claiming benefits
According to an article by Forbes contributor Laurence Kotlikoff, a new report by the Federal Government’s General Accounting Office (GAO) reveals that SSA staff regularly make mistakes when advising people about their retirement benefit options. And in many cases, Kotlikoff…
Postponing Retirement–Women Following the Trend
Ben Steverman, Bloomberg columnist, explains some of the reasons why more and more women are working well past the typical retirement age, noting that the number of women (and men) with college degrees is one of the driving factors in…