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In your 20s? Might be a good time to start saving for retirement.
Yeah, you’ve got more than four decades to save, but time does go pretty fast–even faster as the years go by. But early is better if you want to be certain your retirement years are as comfortable as you’d like,…
Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care
Youths with disabilities face numerous challenges when they transition to adulthood. Those who are aging out of foster care face the additional challenge of losing their foster care benefits, although some will be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments…
2017 COLA Projections – An Early Estimate
Maurie Backman, in a post on fool.com, reports that early indications of the 2017 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) appear to he hovering in the .2% range (read that carefully, so you don’t miss the decimal just before…
To Draw or Not to Draw (Early)–Some Thoughts
There are a few very basic things to think about when contemplating whether to file for Social Security benefits at age 62. The Motley Fool’s Maurie Backman takes a look at this issue in an article posted on www.fool.com. Check it…
Social Security Administration Concedes on New Cyber Security Rule?
An article by The Commercial Appeal’s Washington Corespondent Michael Collins reports that the Social Security Administration is backing off on it’s mandated text-based access authentication for “my Social Security” accounts. Read the article here… Notice: The link provided above connects…
How House Republicans’ Health Care Plan Helps America’s Seniors
(Source – waysandmeans.house.gov) In 1965 Congress created the Medicare program to ensure all Americans over 65 had access to health care. Today, more than 57 million Americans rely on this important program. And millions more are counting on the benefits Medicare provides in the…
Happy 81st Birthday, Social Security!
As the Social Security program observes the 81st anniversary of its enactment, multiple press releases are extolling the benefits and successes attached to the program over its eight-plus decades of service. Here are several: KyForward – Kentucky’s Online Newspaper, The Huffington Post; and…
Attention Millennials: It may be up to you!
At the the annual RedState Gathering in Denver, Colorado, the issue of who’s going to fix the problem of long-term Social Security and Medicare financing was kicker around. Given the progress–or lack thereof–evidenced by Congress in recent years, it appears the…
Retirement strategies for the unmarried
Strategic advice for couples approaching retirement is pretty common in the media, from coordinating retirement ages to maximizing spousal benefits, but singe retirees are often overlooked. In an article posted on www.twincities.com by Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb of the Wealth…
Married couples: A scenario for moving into retirement
Investment advisor Pam Dumonceau takes a look at the decision-making process facing a real-life couple, married for 39 years, as they craft their approach to retirement. Read her article in The Denver Post… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to…