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The Election and Social Security – Looking for Details
The 2016 presidential election is only about 10 weeks away at this point, and the voting public is anxiously awaiting details on how the major candidates will approach the major issue of Social Security. From changes to benefit levels to action…
More on the “Retirement Crisis”
The continually-debated issue of an impending crisis in retirement financing in the years ahead, and the related argument about the role that deferred compensation plans (401k plans, principally) play in either helping or hurting the situation, are discussed in a…
In defense of 401(k) plans
Andrew Biggs, Forbes contributor and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, provides an analysis of the manner in which the availability of deferred compensation plans like 401(k) plans play a key role retirement financing. Biggs’ article is in answer to…
Doctors Raise Concerns For Small Practices In Medicare’s New Payment System
(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Lee Gross is worried. He has practiced family medicine in North Port, Florida, near Sarasota, for 14 years. But he and two partners are the last small, independent practice in the town…
The First Chairman for Social Security
John G. Winant was the first chairman of the Social Security Board serving under President Franklin Roosevelt. He served in this position from August 1935 until February 1937 taking one month off in October 1936 in order to support Social…
Working days ahead for many “Baby Boom” retirees?
Ann Brenoff, Senior Writer/Columnist forThe Huffington Post, interprets the rsults of the 17th annual Transamerica Retirement Survey in a post huffingtonpost.com. She reports that one of the study’s key conclusions, that more than half of the Baby Boomers expect a decrease in their standard of living…
How Financial Literacy Can Affect Your Retirement Position
A study that to be presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) will present findings on the correlation between financial acumen and your eventual comfort level in retirement years. Review the comments on this presentation in this post…
Securing Your Social Security Account
After encountering backlash on the requirement to use texting for a second layer of access security on mySocialSecurity accounts, the practice was rolled-back. It’s still available, however, if you want it. Read more… Notice: The link provided above connects…
Commonly Held Social Security Beliefs Debunked
Three widely-held misconceptions about Social Security are discussed in this post on newsmax.com. Read the post here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is…
Government-Protected ‘Monopolies’ Drive Drug Prices Higher, Study Says
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The “most important factor” that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence of government-protected “monopoly” rights for drug manufacturers, researchers at Harvard…