Social Security
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Social Security Anecdote Of The Week
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, March 3, 2005, 3:15 p.m. ESTTalking to young constituents about Social Security solvency is a sobering experience, according to Rep. ...
March 01, 2005
Mellan's Money TypesKnowing the characteristics of the four major money types can help you serve clients better: o Hoarders. Those who think that money is security and spending...
March 01, 2005
Looking BackIn a 1988 interview with this magazine, then known as The Stanger Register, Lawrence Summers, an economic advisor to Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, addressed some...
March 01, 2005
Bipartisan Hopes?There is no shortage of legislation to reform Social Security, but for anything to pass it must have bipartisan support, Arizona Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe...
March 01, 2005
The Social Security ScrumPresident Bush declared last month in his State of the Union address that reforming Social Security using personal savings accounts is one of his top...
February 24, 2005
Empire State Seniors Fight Private AccountsNU Online News Service, Feb. 24, 2005, 11:33 a.m. ESTAARP, Washington, will send members to 4 congressional district offices in New York state Friday ...
February 23, 2005
SS Disability Conversion To Electronic Files Should Benefit LTD Claims ProcessChanges in the Social Security disability process may have an impact on how insurers conduct their group long-term disability business. The reason is that most ...
February 15, 2005
Bill Could Cut Lifetime Annuity Taxes (Updated)Members of Congress have come through with legislation that could help insurers increase sales to retirees.[@@]A group that includes 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats ...