Tag: Social Security

Whether by video or written text, researchers found a short story significantly improved test scores about annuities and Social Security claiming.

Financial professionals who do business with Allianz can soon provide information surrounding what may be optimal timing to take Social Security benefits, as well as how to file based on various financial and spousal scenarios.

This is assuming their health is average, according to Milliman. 

The Federal Retirement Commission would conduct a comprehensive review of private benefit programs in the U.S., with an eye toward strengthening them.

MassMutual says a married couple that lives into their 90s but decides to begin their Social Security benefits at age 62 as opposed to age 70 could be leaving as much as half a million dollars on the table, or forfeiting $2,000 to $4,000 a month for life.

Just over one-quarter of adults think they can live comfortably on Social Security alone, according to a survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute.

A professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management discussed biases that must be considered when helping people make retirement income decisions.

Because people are living longer, healthier lives, the Wells Fargo Investment Institute has suggested different ways that Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers can successfully save for retirement.

However, they are worried about health care costs.

However, retirees spend 32% less than non-retirees.

The documents are FINRA reviewed and focus on the topics of maximizing Social Security and tapping into common sources of sustainable retirement income.

As retirees drawing Social Security income look forward to a modest increase in benefits scheduled for 2019, AARP has published a list of common Social Security misconceptions.

The Retirement Analysis Kit now includes a "bucket strategy."

Instead, workers will source funding from their 401(k), IRA or other savings vehicles. 

This year, the U.S. scored a 58.8 overall in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, up from 57.8 in 2017.says the slight increase in the U.S.’s score was due to a number of small changes in the adequacy sub-index. 

The new website is designed to be a one-stop place for investors and retirees to have their Social Security retirement questions answered, including when to claim.

This is in keeping with a rise in the DOL’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

The Spectrem study found 59% of investors said their adviser understands Social Security benefits, while 47% said their adviser is knowledgeable about Medicare.