Now that’s more like it. Older Americans scraping by on meager increases in their Social Security checks the past decade will reap a relative windfall next year. The ...
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Social Security is a significant source of income for many retirees, but people often misunderstand even basic concepts behind this government program. Nearly 90% of American adults say ...
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Some people are investing in their retirement without even realizing it. If you have a traditional job, you pay 6.2% of your salary per year in Social Security ...
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Considering annuities, insurance, new investments and delaying Social Security? Read more at MarketWatch ...
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Congress raided Social Security, and that’s why the program’s trust fund is running dry. At least that’s what many people believe about why this popular retirement program is in ...
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Retirement was a much riskier time of life in America before the 1935 debut of Social Security. The program was designed to help Americans live more comfortably in ...
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Retirees will lose an average of $111,000 in income per household because they took Social Security benefits too early into their retirement, rather than draw down on their ...
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Retirement is an exciting milestone that’s decades in the making, but it also requires a tremendous amount of planning. Simply winging it by saving what you can and ...
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The 2015 bi-partisan budget act killed the “File and Suspend” as of April 29. But that doesn’t mean the end of smart Social Security election options that could ...
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July 21, 2015 House Democrats are deploying their countermeasure in the upcoming fight with Republicans over Social Security. Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra, chairman of the Democratic Caucus and ...
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