Social Security
The Wall Street Journal, November 13th, 2009
Is it true that as a 64-year-old divorcee, who was married
for 13 years and hasn't remarried, I would be eligible to collect half
of my ex-husband's Social Security benefit? My ex-husband is 67 and has
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Marketwatch, September 17th, 2009Back in the good old days, before the crisis of 2008-09, many experts
suggested that all you needed to do was withdraw 4% per year, adjusted
for inflation, from your nest egg. That strategy, experts said, was a
near
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CNN Money, September 17th, 2009You've probably spent a lot of time sweating over your 401(k) and IRA.
But have you given much thought to the way Social Security will fit
into your retirement plans?You should. In fact, Social Security provides 50% of
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The Wall Street Journal, August 27th, 2009AARP and other self-styled senior lobbies are raising a ruckus over
the news that in 2010, for the first time in 35 years, Social Security
recipients won't be getting a cost of living increase in their monthly
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Forbes, August 18th, 2009The U.S. Department of Justice
is indicting a Miami man for working with two co-conspirators in Russia
to steal 130 million credit and debit card numbers between 2006 and
2008. Breaking into the network of a payment systems
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The News & Observer, August 5th, 2009
Q: I'm thinking about getting
disability protection from a private company. If I become disabled and
have a private policy, would it reduce my Social Security disability
benefit?A: No. Your eligibility
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San Francisco Examiner, August 2nd, 2009So you find yourself disabled and unable to work. What to do? Is it
just as simple as applying for federal social security disability, and
begin receiving your earned disability checks from the government? Not
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US News & World Report, July 27th, 2009The Boomerater™ Report, our weekly collaboration with online baby boomer resource Boomerater, this week discusses various tips to help you maximize your income from Social Security. Here is the question from
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Yahoo News, May 13th, 2009The financial health of the government's two biggest benefit
programs may have slipped over the past year, reflecting the deep
recession that has already bitten into other areas of the budget.The
trustees for Social Security
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Center for Retirement Research at Boston College - April 27, 2009
Introduction
Under Social Security, married individuals are entitled to a retired worker benefit based on their own earnings and/or to a spousal benefit equal to one half of their spouse’s
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Silicon Valley Business Journal - March 27, 2009
Nearly 55 million older Americans enrolled in certain government programs will get a one-time, $250 payment from stimulus funds in a move that will inject $13 billion into the economy.
The funds
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The Salt Lake Tribune - March 20, 2009
Here are three basic tax planning tips to keep in mind concerning retirement:
Withdrawals from 401(k)s are taxable income » They are taxed at your regular income tax rate once you retire. That can work out well
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Center for Retirement Research at Boston College - March 17, 2009
When to claim Social Security is one of the most important decisions Americans make when approaching retirement. Currently, retirees can choose between claiming at the Full Retirement
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CreditCards.com - March 2, 2009
Are Social Security and private pensions exempt from garnishment?
Dear Credit Guy,I have recently retired and have only my Social Security and a private pension. If I quit paying my credit cards, can my Social Security
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US News & World Report - February 24, 2009
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today to examine the shortcomings of the U.S. retirement system. The two-and-a-half hour discussion largely highlighted the weaknesses of the current
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