SSA Announces First COLA Since 2009 and New Taxable Wage Base
October 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans...
Tag: Social Security
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Pre-Retirees Need Education on Retirement Income
October 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Findings from the 2011 MetLife Retirement...
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Declining Retirement Confidence Transcends Political Affiliation
October 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bill McInturff, a partner at polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, told a group of reporters...
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The Truth about Fat Cats and Social Security
October 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Of late there has been considerable discussion regarding the failure of the “rich” to pay...
SURVEY SAYS: What’s Your “Fair Share?”
September 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s been a lot of talk this week about millionaires and paying...
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IMHO: Working “Outs”?
September 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on “promoting retirement security.” ...
Senator Introduces Bill to Strengthen Social Security
September 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) has introduced legislation designed to keep the social security program...
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IMHO: Pay, "Back?"
September 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During last week’s GOP presidential candidate debate Texas Governor Rick Perry grabbed headlines...
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IMHO: Savings “Bonds”
July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In my experience, there are three major reasons that people save for retirement.
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GAO Finds Many Retirees Pass up Additional Retirement Income
July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a recent report reviewing retirement income strategies, policies, and retiree choices, the Government Accountability...
Senator Urges Continuation of Social Security Statements
June 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, has written a...
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Social Security Assets to be Adequate for Next 10 Years
May 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The assets of the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and of the combined...
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Report Rebuffs Arguments for Privatizing Social Security
May 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research critically analyzes previous...
Uncle Sam Retiring Social Security…Checks
April 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury is retiring the paper Social Security...
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Social Security Statements Increase Knowledge
April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds that the Social Security Statement received annually by workers increases the...
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IMHO: “Conversation” Starters
March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s been a lot of talk coming from Washington of late about...
SURVEY SAYS: Are Americans Ready for an "Adult Conversation?"
March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a bit dizzy watching politicians professing that...