Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
EBSA Answers Funding Notice Questions
By Allison BellThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has published a batch of advice aimed at sponsors and administrators of defined benefit pension plans.
January 30, 2009
Boomers more worried about staying fit than economyTeeBeeDee.com, a social networking site for boomers, found among a poll of more than 550 boomers that there's a priority to stay fit over fiscal...
January 28, 2009
AARP releases Social Security fact sheetsAARP recently released one-page fact sheets outlining how Social Security is used in each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. The guides are available as PDFs at www.aarp.org. Here are some highlights: Nationally, 91 percent of older
January 23, 2009
Benefits increase for Social Security disability recipients - good news for boomers this year, but what happens in 2010?The largest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 25 years for Social Security recipients this year means boomers with disabilities are also reaping the benefits. However, projections...
January 12, 2009
Treasury Eyes Ideas For Keeping Workers On JobOne way to reform Social Security might be to increase the minimum early retirement age to 63, from the current minimum of 62, according to ...
January 12, 2009
Treasury Eyes Ideas For Keeping Workers On JobOne way to reform Social Security might be to increase the minimum early retirement age to 63, from the current minimum of 62, according to ...
January 08, 2009
Boomers await Obama's plan to overhaul retiree spendingWith a record $1.2 trillion deficit, boomers await President-elect Barack Obama's plan to overhaul Medicare and Social Security. The plan would be "a central part"...
January 06, 2009
Social Security Administration offers new "Retire Online" application serviceThe Social Security Administration's new campaign for its "Retire Online" application tool boasts the phrase, "it's now easier to retire than ever online." Let's hope...