Expenses That Can Blow Your Retirement Budget Retirements can last 30 years, but will your savings? To make your retirement finances last as long as you do takes good planning and anticipation of expenses. Here are ...
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Congressional Corner: Two Bills that Would Increase Benefits While Protecting Social Security’s Solvency
Congressional Corner from Sen. Mark Begich (AK) My commitment to Social Security is unwavering. Since coming to the Senate, one of my top priorities has been protecting this most vital and important program for our s ...
Ask The Advisor: 2015 COLA Estimate
What Do You Estimate Next Year's COLA Will Be? Q: The COLA we received this year is a sham. My meager increase was completely taken by rising Medicare premiums and heating bills over the winter. Now other costs, pa ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Does Medicare Require Me To Get A Referral?
Does Medicare Require Me To Get A Referral? Q: Does Medicare require me to get a referral? I recently turned 65 and enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. I'm unhappy with a specialist that I'm currently seeing who ...
Will Immigration Reform Put Illegal Immigrants On Path To Social Security?
A push in the House to give legal status to illegal immigrants is reviving some movement toward immigration legislation this year. But the effort is running into outspoken opposition, including that from TSCL's grass roo ...
Attention Congress!
Seniors Reject Retirement Trust Fund Borrowing As Disability Fix By Mary Johnson, editor According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Social Security Disability program will be fully insolvent by 2017, but so ...
Benefit Bulletin: June 2014
Will It Work? New Program Hopes To Lower Costs Of Caring For Low-Income Seniors An experimental new program will affect the healthcare coverage of low-income seniors in 17 states over the next three years. Participati ...
Legislative Update: June 2014
By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Since 1990, Medicare has been considered a high-risk program due to its complexity and its susceptibility to fraud, waste, and abuse. Last year alone, the program spent at leas ...
Congressional Corner: Keeping the Promise of Social Security
By Representative Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35) Social Security is a promise our country must keep. If you work and pay into the system, you should have the opportunity to retire with dignity and respect. This promise ...
Best Ways to Save: June 2014
Having Trouble Paying for Veterinary Care For Your Pet? By Mary Johnson If you own a pet and have been to the vet lately, the bill may have taken a big bite out of your budget. Like human healthcare, the cost of ve ...
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