retirement
An Argument for privatizing Social Security
Speaking at the firm’s Retirement Summit program, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink spoke in favor of individual savings accounts funded by employer and employee contributions and market-based investment management as a better way to ensure continuity of Social Security. He based his…
The Plight of Today’s Retirees: A Tale of Living on Social Security
A post on Business Insider yesterday outlined the difficulties faced by a 70-year-old retiree attempting to navigate retirement life and survive with Social Security benefits as her sole income source. Compounding the struggle is her inability to obtain employment to…
“Baby Boomers” Facing Financial Reality of Retirement
The “Baby Boomer” generation has been reaching retirement eligibility since 2008. This population cohort is uncharacteristically large—76 million—and is expected to result in roughly doubling the population of Americans over age 65 by 2031. While that projection could potentially put…
Jean Chatzky on Social Security and Roth IRAs
Jean Chatzky, the former NBC Today Show financial editor and founder of HerMoney has words of advice for people who are preparing for retirement Jeffrey Quiggle for The Street explains here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full…
A Primer on Collecting Social Security Benefits
You can start collecting Social Security benefits at 62, but it will be 30% lower than if you waited until your Full Retirement Age. For anyone born in 1960 or later your Full Retirement Age is 67. On the other…
Gen X Workers – What to Know about Social Security before Retirement
Those born between 1965 and 1980 are next in line for reaching Social Security benefit eligibility. Kaley Hagen writing for The Motley Fool, published by USA Today explains important points here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full…
Seven tips for women to take charge of their finances.

The Social Security program is vitally important to all Americans; however, it is essential to the financial security of women. Women live longer than men, which increases the risk that women may outlive their savings or that their pensions may…
Who is least likely to implement retirement income solutions
New research found employers’ lackluster stance on the available retirement tools for their employees. Instead, they are analyzing their investment lineups and considering updating plan features as they are worried about workers’ retirement readiness. Amanda Umpierrez reports why employers are…
A wave of new Social Security benefit claims
With the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act into law on January 5, 2025, the Social Security Administration has, “To date, we have processed approximately 30,000 of these new initial claims and, depending on their age and other factors…
Check in on your retirement goals
How often do you check on your retirement savings progress? According to a recent NerdWallet survey, only 23 percent of Americans had, in the prior 12 months, evaluated their progress toward retirement savings goals. Erin El Issa outlines how to…