Plan For Taxes on Your Social Security Benefits Two out of three seniors said they paid taxes on their Social Security benefits during the 2013 tax season that ended April 15th, according to a recent TSCL poll. And t ...
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Best Ways To Save: June 2013
How Credit Cards Are Sold Online – Including Mine By Mary Johnson, Editor Your credit card may have been stolen and sold and you don't even know it – at least, not yet. Chances are you won't learn about ...
Congressional Corner: The Promise Behind Medicare
By Representative Tim Bishop (NY-1) Social Security has been the bedrock of retirement security for America's seniors since the program was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935. With the creation of ...
Ask the Advisor: June 2013
How Would Higher Medicare Costs Affect My Retirement Budget? Q: I retired seven years ago at age 65 when I started Social Security and Medicare. I have difficulty budgeting my healthcare costs. I never seem to learn w ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Prescription Drugs Going Generic
Q: My brand name drug is supposed to go generic this year. Will my drug plan cover the generic and if so will I be notified? A: Sixteen major brand name drugs are going generic this year and another 25 are in the gene ...
“Path to Citizenship” For Illegal Immigrants and Your Social Security”
State Department Suppresses Social Security Totalization Documents Major immigration legislation that provides a path to citizenship and, with it, access to Social Security is moving in both the Senate and the House. ...
Seniors Lose 31 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000 2013 Annual Survey of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
May 15, 2013 (Washington, DC) – Seniors have lost almost one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of the ...
Best Ways To Save: March/April 2013
5 Ways To Disaster Proof Your Home U.S. weather has changed. It's far more extreme, and more costly, than anyone ever conceived. Devastating tornadoes, derechos, floods, blizzards and wild fires caused tens of billion ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Prescription Is Not Covered
Q: My doctor recently changed one of my prescriptions because a similar drug was causing troublesome side effects. At the pharmacy I had to pay the full cost of the new prescription even though I'm enrolled in a good Par ...
Ask the Advisor: When to Start Social Security
Help! When Should I Tap My Retirement Accounts and Start Social Security? Q: Could you give me some guidance about timing Social Security benefits and retirement account withdrawals? I'm age 62, single and still worki ...
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