seniors
Top 10 best states to retire in
When you picture your retirement, is it full of swaying palm trees and tropical breezes? However, you may be changing your mind based on the latest Bankrate study on the best state to retire to. Every year Bankrate looks at…
Will Anticipated Voter Turnout Dictate the Future of Social Security Reform?
In analyzing the Social Security reform positions taken by President Biden and former President Donald Trump, Frank Gunter (professor of economics at Lehigh University) speculates that their priorities for resolution of the steadily progressing deterioration of the program’s finances would sacrifice…
Minimizing the Risk of Scams for People Living with Dementia
(Source -www.ssa.gov/blog) Financial crime against older Americans is a growing problem. People living with dementia are at an especially high risk of becoming victims of fraud and financial abuse. That’s why we’re grateful for Social Security’s unwavering commitment to combatting…
How to achieve more than the average benefit amount
Social Security beneficiaries, 37 percent of men and 42 percent of women, receive 50 percent or more of their income from Social Security. Also, among the elderly Social Security beneficiaries, 12 percent of men and 15 percent of women rely…
How to fix Social Security before benefits are cut
Many Americans think since Congress resolved the debt limit crisis by suspending it until 2025, all is well with the federal funding of government programs. That is not the case. For the past thirteen years, the Social Security program has…
Improving Your Fraud Protection Through Digital Precautions
Over two million fraud cases were reported last year, and that may be just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Many are not reported, possibly because of embarrassment or just not knowing what to do. The best course of action…
Some Perspectives on Retirement
There’s a fair amount of gloom and doom floating around the airwaves when it comes to retirement planning. From the hand-wringing about Social Security’s solvency problems to the persistent reports that future retirees are not saving enough to support their…
The Creeping Arm of Taxation, and How Seniors Are Affected
By now, many older Americans have either filed their 2022 federal tax returns or are preparing to do so, and have come to grips with the fact that more and more of their Social Security benefit is spilling into the…
A Look-ahead at Next Year’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment…It Won’t be Pretty!
Social Security beneficiaries are still catching their breath from last year’s big run-up in inflation, using the extraordinary 8.7% COLA to fill some of the holes in their monthly expenses. The 2023 COLA was the largest in four decades, providing…
A call for “common sense” reforms to Social Security
Former vice president Mike Pence, a likely 2024 presidential contender, is advocating for “common sense reforms” to Social Security and Medicare. Speaking to university students, “if we act in this moment with the support of this generation, we can introduce…