Jan 7, 2020 | News
From CNBC — When the clock struck midnight Dec. 31, it ushered in a host of retirement changes. And that could have big implications for your money. The good news is that you will be able to save even more in your retirement accounts next year, thanks to higher...
Jan 2, 2020 | News
From the Marine Corps Times — Veterans Affairs officials are launching a new effort to reach out to recently separated troops to inform them about benefits and support services in an effort to ease transition issues and hopefully prevent more veteran suicides....
Dec 24, 2019 | News
From The New York Times — By REED ABELSON A government report released Thursday found health insurance companies had combed through patient charts to obtain billions of dollars of additional payments from the federal Medicare program. The report, from the...
Dec 17, 2019 | News
From Forbes.com/NextAvenue.org — Most of the talk about a retirement crisis in America deals with a shortfall in retirement savings. But what’s not talked about as much — but ought to be — is the growing amount of debt that many people in retirement have,...
Dec 10, 2019 | News
From The Boston Globe — The nation’s Social Security program was designed with special concern for the least fortunate Americans, to keep them from sinking into poverty when they became too old to work. But recent demographic changes have tilted the system against...
Dec 3, 2019 | News
From USA Today — By Maurie Backman | The Motley Fool Social Security, a program instrumental in keeping millions of retired workers afloat, faces a funding shortfall that, if left unaddressed, could result in a major reduction in retirement benefits across the board....
Nov 26, 2019 | News
From Forbes — A troubling new report suggests that a dreaded strain of phone scams targeting Social Security numbers is on the rise. The Social Security phone scam is by far the most common phone scam this year, with an astonishing 23-fold rise in frequency,...
Nov 19, 2019 | News
From Forbes — As clients get older, they often start to feel obligated to retire. They love working, but they are 65 or older and all their friends are doing it. The traditional concept of retirement is called a “cliff retirement” because it is so abrupt. One day you...
Nov 12, 2019 | News
From NPR Health Shots — Forty-two boxes of returned mail lined a wall of the El Paso County Department of Human Services office on a recent fall morning. There used to be three times as many. Every week, the U.S. Postal Service brings anywhere from four to 15 trays...
Nov 5, 2019 | News
From CNBC — Medicare beneficiaries would get dental, vision and hearing coverage if several bills now before Congress pass. In addition, the government would get authority to negotiate prices with drugmakers and create a cap for Medicare out-of-pocket spending on...
