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It’s Official: 1.6% Social Security COLA for 2020
The Social Security Administration announced Oct. 10 that the 2020 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be just 1.6%, continuing…
Why Seniors are Delaying Retirement? Only $133,108 in Savings
It’s no huge mystery why so many people end up delaying retirement. If they have a job, they’re…
A Closer Look at Elizabeth Warren’s Social Security Expansion Plan
Last week, on the day of the most recent Democratic presidential candidate debate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled…
Steep Social Security COLA Drop Expected for 2020
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be considerably lower than the 2.8% COLA received this…
ACA Not Prompting Earlier Retirements, Study Finds
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in 2014, researchers wondered if the controversial health care reform…
Field of Dreamers: Half of Iowans Not Currently Planning for Retirement
They may be planning a Major League Baseball game in the middle of a cornfield for next season,…
Potential Social Security Cuts Weigh Heavily on Advisors, Clients
Nearly half of financial advisors (46%) are worried about the Social Security program drastically cutting their older clients’…
Why ‘Retirement Crisis’ Hysteria is All Hype
Here’s something to keep us up at night. The World Economic Forum predicts an eye-popping $224 trillion global…
Bernie’s ‘Right’ to a Secure Retirement Pumps Social Security
Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan to guarantee the “Right to a Secure Retirement” on Friday, as he and…
ACA Redux? We Don’t Need a Retirement Plan ‘Public Option’
A pair of academics are out with (yet another) policy proposal to address the retirement crisis, the assumption…