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Four things women need to know about Social Security – Part 3
4. When should you begin receiving retirement benefits? Should you begin receiving benefits early...
Four things women need to know about Social Security – Part 2
3. What will your retirement benefit be? Your Social Security retirement benefit is based on the...
Four things women need to know about Social Security – Part 1
Ever since a legal secretary named Ida May Fuller received the first retirement benefit check in...
Social Security: What should you do at age 62? – Part 2
How much income will you need? Another important piece of the puzzle is to look at how much...
Social Security: What should you do at age 62? – Part 1
Is 62 your lucky number? If you’re eligible, that’s the earliest age you can start receiving Soc...
Social Security: Claiming strategies for married couples – Part 2
File for one benefit, then the other To file a restricted application and claim only spousal...
How secure is Social Security? – Part 1
If you’re retired or close to retiring, then you’ve probably got nothing to worry about--your Soc...
Timing your earnings in retirement to optimize your social security retirement benefit – Part 3
Strengths You can avoid having part or all of your Social Security retirement benefit withheld By...
Timing your earnings in retirement to optimize your social security retirement benefit – Part 2
Bunch your earnings If you believe that all of your retirement benefit in one year will be withheld...
Timing Your Earnings in Retirement to Optimize Your Social Security Retirement Benefit – Part 1
What is it? If you work after you begin receiving Social Security retirement benefits, all or part...
Be Prepared to Retire in a Volatile Market
In an ideal world, your retirement would be timed perfectly. You would be ready to leave the workfor...
Types of risk – Part 2
Social risk Social risk refers to the possibility that a segment of society will institute...
Types of Risk – Part 1
What is risk? In the investment world, risk generally is associated with uncertainty. It refers to t...
Electing Delayed Social Security Retirement Benefits – Part 3
How to do it Decide whether you want to delay receiving retirement benefits by comparing your...
Electing Delayed Social Security Retirement Benefits – Part 2
Your delayed retirement credit isn’t counted toward your family maximum When you retire, your f...
Electing Delayed Social Security Retirement Benefits – Part 1
You can elect to delay receiving Social Security retirement benefits You can choose to delay...
Electing Early Social Security Retirement Benefits – Part 4
If you become disabled at or after age 62 and have not yet retired, is it better to apply for Social...
Electing Early Social Security Retirement Benefits – Part 3
How to do it Decide whether you want to retire early by weighing your options. Although for some peo...
Electing early Social Security retirement benefits – Part 2
You can invest your Social Security retirement benefit Investing your Social Security retirement...
Give your retirement plan an annual checkup
Financial professionals typically recommend that you review your employer-sponsored retirement...
When a saver marries a spender, every penny counts
If you’re a penny pincher but your spouse is penny wise and pound foolish, money arguments may frequ...
Don't forget about year-end investment planning
As the year draws to a close, there might be a slew of tasks on your to-do list. One task to...
Delayed Retirement Considerations – Part 2
IRAs The longer you delay retirement, the longer you can contribute to your IRAs, up to a point. If...
Year-end investment decisions
What are year-end investment decisions? Year-end investment decisions may sometimes result in...
Six common 401(k) plan misconceptions
Do you really know as much as you think you do about your 401(k) plan? Let’s find out. 1. If I leave...
