You’ve been working on
your retirement plan for years, making adjustments here and there so retirement
will be everything you’ve dreamed of. But have you planned for surprises? Oh,
yes. There can be surprises. Some of them the result of government regulations.
Others because Americans are living longer than ever before.
Whether you’re retired,...
Imagine this. You’re retired. You planned well. Your retirement income allows you to live a great life. Then, you get a letter saying your Medicare Part B premiums are going up 220%! After you pick yourself up off the floor and the panic has subsided a bit, you try...
It’s called a “My Social Security” account. It’s often thought of as something for people getting Social Security benefits. In reality, there are positives for anyone who’s working and paying Social Security taxes.
Protect Your Social Security from Identity Thieves
Once you set up a “My Social Security” account, you’re protected....
Well, add one more item to the long list of inflation victims. Joining food and gas and about everything else in life is—retirement savings. A high percentage of Americans say staggering inflation has forced them to reduce or stop saving for retirement, and millennials lead the pack.
The information is...
Oh, the day you can hang up your career and ease into that status you’ve been working toward most of your adult life, the place that brings a smile to your face, your happy place where you no longer answer to an employer, where you set your own schedule—that...
As a long-forgotten TV detective used to say, “Just the facts Ma’am, just the facts.” In any discussion about Roth IRAs there can be lots of what for’s and how come’s and what if’s. But here, we’re going to look at basic Roth IRA facts to see if a...
What scares you the most when you think about retirement? The Transamerica Center for Retirement Services has been asking that question for 22 years. The Center just released its 2022 survey after talking to more than 5,800 adults contemplating their future. Here are the top 12 retirement fears this...
Hear that sucking sound. It’s the rush of dollars coming out of the Social Security trust fund; you know, the fund set up to help retirees, the fund that’s been in trouble for years, the one the federal government has kicked down the road for decades. Yep, that one....