I’ve Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19. What Can I Safely Do? Q: I recently got vaccinated for COVID-19. I’m ready to start more activities but what can I safely do? Is it safe to go to the dentist? Is it OK to vac ...
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Best Ways to Save: April/May 2021
Gardening Past 70— Try “No Dig” Garden Techniques Mary Johnson, editor Scientists are discovering that gardening is an excellent source of moderate to intense physical exercise that can help you lose weight and sta ...
Congressional Corner: Rebuilding the Economy Needs to Include Mobility for Senior Citizens
By Representative Jacob Auchincloss (MA-4) The COVID-19 pandemic has kept families apart and devastated our economy. Senior Citizens in particular have felt the impact of not being able to see loved ones, needing to ...
Legislative Update: April/May 2021
Here’s the Place to Start Strengthening Social Security Funding and Benefits Shannon Benton, Executive Director Can we strengthen Social Security’s financing in such a way that we can also provide a modest boost in ...
Benefit Bulletin: April/May 2021
What To Do When The Doctor Recommends A Budget Busting Drug Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Recently we received the following: My doctor wants to put me on a new medication for my rheumatoid arthritis, but my ...
Are We Experiencing the Return of Inflation?
By Mary Johnson, editor Wall Street economists are in the midst of a growing debate over whether we are in for “the return of inflation.” (Oh, go ahead and snort. I did too when I first read about this.) Recently ...
Drug Prices Paid By Medicare Three Times Higher Than Medicaid
Public anger over the rising costs of insulin and other key life-saving drugs has grown in recent years, and now a new federal analysis reveals that Medicare Part D pays far more for medications than any other government ...
Did Your Retirement Savings Recover by the End of 2020?
How is the pandemic-caused recession affecting retirement savings? Of those who said they have retirement accounts, 48% said that their retirement savings had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels by December 31, 2020, i ...
Q & A: March 2021
Can You Tell Me My Full Retirement Age? Q: I was born May 10, 1960. Can you tell me my retirement age? I’ve read that the retirement age for Social Security is rising. How does this affect the amount that I receiv ...
Ask the Advisor: March 2021
Will Stimulus Payments Make My Social Security Benefits Taxable? Q: How will the stimulus payments that we received affect our income taxes for 2020? Will this increase the amount of Social Security benefits subject ...
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