Social Security
Understanding Taxes and How They’re Assessed
From Federal Income Taxes to Unemployment Taxes, with Social Security taxes (FICA) in between, the Motley Fool’s Christy Bieber explains what’s taken from your paycheck in an article posted on finance.yahoo.com’s News page. It’s a timely refresher on our tax…
Common Retirement Planning Mistakes…One of them Involves Social Security
Planning for a financially secure retirement is not a simple process…and that’s why so many put it off. Even so, for those who build assumptions into their personal plans, there are several fundamentals that are often misunderstood. Nevin Adams, in…
The Myth Goes on: Millennials Believe Social Security Will Disappear
As NerdWallet’s Liz Weston trumpets in the opening of her article posted today on postregister.com, “Few issues unite millennials like the future of Social Security. Overwhelmingly, they’re convinced it doesn’t have one.” Ms. Weston cites the results of a recent…
More on When to Retire–A Helpful Chart
The general question of “When should I retire?” is one of the most frequent inquiries fielded by the AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory Service . And while our general first response is, “It depends,” we do spend time discussing the…
Saving for Retirement–Looking Beyond Social Security
If you’ve given substantial thought to maximizing your Social Security benefits, congratulations! Many folks haven’t, so you’re a step ahead of the pack. But what about the rest of your financial strategy for those later years? Social Security District Manager…
The Vulnerabilities Women Face in Retirement
CNBC.com’s Lorie Konsh takes a detailed look at the financial vulnerabilities many women face in retirement years. Whether it’s the impact of spousal benefits, the inability to save adequately, or the impact of multiple marriages, Ms. Konish suggests “… there…
Ask Rusty – About Medicare and Social Security
Dear Rusty: I know that when a person turns 65 he or she must enroll in Medicare. I have been informed that the charge for this would be deducted from the Social Security benefit, if it has been claimed. Otherwise,…
Your Social Security Claiming Age and it’s Impact on Your Lifetime Benefits
By now, most likely everyone aging into Social Security eligibility has heard the advice to avoid the temptation to grab their benefits as early as possible. But do you know why? The Motley Fool’s Sean Williams, in a post on…
Making Informed Social Security Decisions is Critical!
Through the years, we’ve often heard that when you move into a new neighborhood, you immediately acquire two resident experts…the neighbor on your left and the neighbor on your right. While that’s OK for many things, it is not OK…
Government Employees Alerted to Watch Progress on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act
Federal News Network workforce and personnel reporter Nicole Ogrysko in a post on federalnewsnetwork.com, provides an update on Rep. Kevin Brady’s recent introduction of the Equal Treatment of 5 Public Servants Act of 2019 bill in Congress. Brady, the ranking…