Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
MSRB Adds Transparency for Variable Rate Munis
By Kate McBrideMuch more detailed data on auction rate securities and other variable rate issues is now available on MSRB’s EMMA website
May 11, 2011
SIPC Public Forum Set to Discuss ModernizationThe forum will be the second in a series of national public forums designed to solicit public input about the modernization of SIPC.
May 11, 2011
Galleon’s Rajaratnam Guilty on All CountsRaj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of the hedge fund Galleon Group, was convicted Wednesday on all 14 counts of insider trading.
May 10, 2011
Sen. Max Baucus: Keep Social Security Out of Deficit Reduction PlanAt a Senate hearing, Baucus says that by law, ‘Social Security must remain separated from the rest of the Federal budget.’
May 04, 2011
Poll: Majority expect Medicare crisisAccording to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, 67 percent of Americans believe Social Security and Medicare costs are already creating a fiscal crisis for the federal government (34 percent) or will do so within the next 10 years (33 percent).
May 04, 2011
Witnesses Debate Public Pension Disclosure ChangesChanging the way government employers report pension plan performance could increase their stability and overall fiscal realism - or force governments to cut back on valuable social programs for no particularly good reason.
May 04, 2011
Having the 'Driving' Conversation With Older Clients, or Their ParentsHelp for clients, or advisors, who must have a difficult conversation with aging family members about giving up driving.
May 03, 2011
Public Pension Battle Heats UpThe House Ways and Means Committee oversight subcommittee is organizing a hearing on state and local pension plan disclosure rules.