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Column: Boomers aren't working forever, after all
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Baby boomers have been talking a good game for years about working longer and reinventing the last third of life. Now that it's game time, their retirement decisions look somewhat conventional. More than half the oldest boomers -...Tags: T. Rowe Price, Retirement, Career and Workplace, Natural Disasters, Financial Planning
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Expand, not reduce, Social Security benefits
Millions of senior citizens live under the poverty level. Although their financial situation is dire, according to the federal government, they are not poor. It is shocking to learn that Social Security benefits were formulated more than 40 years ago,...Tags: Consumer Confidence
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'Chained index' for Social Security will hurt seniors
Our federal government, in a misguided effort to shore up Social Security, continues to support switching to the "chained" index which will result in recipients getting almost 3 percent less in their monthly checks in 2014 and more than 8 percent less...Tags: Credit and Debt, Whitehall
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Debating just how long to wait before fixing Social Security
The trustees overseeing the finances of Social Security and Medicare issued their latest report Friday, declaring that a) the Social Security Trust Fund is expected to run out of money in 2035, the same estimate as last year; b) Medicare's hospital...
Tags: Government Health Care, Public Finance, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Latest scam attempts to divert Social Security checks into thieves' accounts
A Deerfield Beach retiree has already experienced what federal officials are now warning about: fraudsters attempting to steal Social Security recipients' monthly checks by rerouting them into new accounts. "I felt so hopeless," Carol Smelewski said...Tags: Deerfield Beach, Criminals, Theft
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Letters: Having it your way with cable TV
Re "Cable TV, the right way," Opinion, May 23 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he's a certifiable sports nut and could never go without ESPN, so he wants to make it less expensive. In fact, he's willing to go up against "well-paid lobbyists" and seems to...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, Google Inc., Air Transportation Industry, John McCain
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Split accounts when you and spouse split up
Dear Liz: I just finished paying off my last credit card and checked my credit report as I am now separated from my wife. I found we had one joint account that she had not been paying. There are two stretches of five months each of no payment. I...Tags: Retirement Planning Services, Interior Policy, Credit and Debt, Politics, Personal Data Collection
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Fannie Mae, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Credit and Debt
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Final Phase Of Pratt Brain Cancer Study Concludes That Workplace Did Not Increase Risk
The Hartford CourantA 12-year study released Thursday concluded that working at Pratt & Whitney did not increase the risk of brain cancer or other illnesses for employees, but for some the results still fell short of a complete answer. "Half of me is happy that there's...Tags: Middletown, Health and Safety at Work, Occupations, Science and Technology, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Social Security numbers for newborns
Q How do I get a Social Security number for my newborn? A A very easy and popular method used by many new parents is the voluntary Enumeration at Birth (EAB) process. Enumeration at Birth starts while still at the hospital. Using it, the state agency...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Mother's Day, Personal Data Collection
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Uncle Sam isn't really calling you
We continue to receive calls from area residents telling us they have received a phone call from someone representing Social Security and/or Medicare. The caller says that new Medicare and/or Social Security cards are being mailed once information about...
Tags: FBI, Government Health Care, Medicare, Internal Revenue Service
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Republican Party, Social Issues, John Boehner, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
May 30, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 30, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 30, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 31, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 23, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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