Social Security’s pending insolvency grabbed attention at the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, with some candidates saying they would be willing to raise the full retirement age for…
Read more Haley, Christie open to raising Social Security retirement ageThe U.S. is approaching “peak 65.” Are you ready for it? The number of people who turn 65 every day will peak in 2024, and more people will…
Read more Your retirement checklist: 9 steps toward a better retirementThis time it’s in the latest Charles Schwab Retirement Survey. Among 1,000 people surveyed, the average respondent figured he or she needed to save $1.8 million to retire.…
Read more $1.8 million to retire? Are you kidding?If there were no tax cheats in America, there would be no Social Security crisis. Benefits could be paid, and payroll taxes kept the same, for the next…
Read more The debt ceiling deal: This clause is bad for Social SecurityThere’s a lot of numbers to weigh when it comes to retirement—but what’s your number? Working Americans think they need $1.1 million to retire, according to the Schroders…
Read more What’s your retirement ‘number’? How to figure it out.The buying power of Social Security has dropped 36% since 2000, meaning that oldest adults who retired before 2000 would need more than $500 a month extra just…
Read more Social Security’s COLA could be 3.1% in 2024, and buying power has dropped 36% since 2000There’s a very real possibility the government will stop issuing Social Security payments after the debt limit is hit. Scary as that prospect is, however, the alternative might…
Read more The government may stop issuing Social Security payments after the debt limit is hit — here’s why
