The Social Security Norm That is Costing You Money
By now you know that I have long advised that it is smart for the highest wage earner in a household to wait as long as possible to…
Social Security
3 Retirement Moves to Make at Work That Will Pay off in 2018 and Beyond
Fall is the popular time for open enrollment at work, when employers lay out all the ins and outs of their benefit package for the coming year, and…
Funding Your Long Term Care Insurance
It would be easy to say “yes” to long-term care insurance if you didn’t have to come up with new money to pay for it, wouldn’t it? Well,…
Social Security Sends Another Lesson On Why Delaying Is So Important
Before the end of October, Social Security will announce the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) retirement beneficiaries will get for 2017. Or rather, what they won’t get.…
Conquer Your Retirement Fears
I don’t know about you, but if I see or hear of one more survey about how panicked most Americans are about their retirement, I will scream. That…
What You Need to Know About Social Security “Going Broke.”
You know that I think it is smart to delay taking Social Security as long as possible, so you can then receive the biggest possible Social Security payout.…
How to Get the Most Out of Social Security
Your Social Security retirement benefit is one of the most valuable pieces of your retirement plan. Not only will it likely account for a large portion of your…
The Four Steps to Retirement Saving
Saving for retirement is a no-brainer. But knowing the smartest ways to do that saving is anything but easy to figure out, given all the choices.