Mutual Funds

getty Is Social Security a “pension benefit”? Not really. It’s a social insurance program, which means something entirely different. As I I explained last month, Social Security is meant to provide a baseline level of retirement provision for all American workers. We contribute for our entire working lives, but our contributions aren’t about directly “earning”
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getty Happiness, experts say, is U-shaped: we are, generally speaking, we are happy/full of life satisfaction as young adults but, as we reach middle age, we become less satisfied, with a trough in one’s early 50s; from this trough we rebound to every-increasing satisfaction levels as we age. It’s remarkable, really, considering the physical infirmities
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Term life insurance offers a death benefit if death occurs during the fixed period covered by the contract, when premiums have been paid and the policy remains in force. When not viewing life insurance within the framework of retirement income planning, term life insurance offers the lowest premiums to support the human capital replacement needs
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether widow’s benefits increase when a late spouse’s previous spouse passes away and no longer collects on the late spouse’s record, whether it’s possible to change when checks arrive and taking spousal benefits before retirement benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University
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Sarah Godlewski, Wisconsin State Treasurer Courtesy: Sarah Godlewski Covid-19’s impacts are being felt in every community. While federal programs have been created to support businesses and their employees, most notably the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the majority of the management is being handled at the state level. Wisconsin has experienced more than 400,000 Covid-19 cases
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about applying for spousal benefits only while delaying retirement benefits, when someone can become eligible for retirement benefits and how filing for widow’s benefits at 60 affects the amount of the benefit. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president
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BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 2: A Care partner helps a resident during lunch at an assisted living … [+] facility. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images The statistics simply are staggering. More than 728,000 residents and staff of long-term care facilities have contracted covid-19 over the
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about when you can submit your application to begin benefits, Social Security’s earnings test, working part time while receiving disability benefits and what happens to money paid in Social Security taxes but not collected. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder
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Large green wave breaking in ocean getty At about the time the first baby boomers were entering their 60s, the term “silver tsunami” started being used by demographers, economists, and others who were concerned about the shifts in human population. At that time, it was being used to warn us that there would be a
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When, and how, to apply for PPP Loan forgiveness. Getty The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a huge component of the CARES stimulus package aimed at helping smaller businesses and non-profits stay afloat in the beginning of the pandemic. The program was fraught with administrative changes and nuances, but nonetheless 5.2 million loans were granted
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Get Forbes’ top articles on pressing issues that matter to your financial well-being—personal finance, investing, taxes and retirement—delivered to your inbox every week. Target was closed on Thanksgiving and is making Black Friday look different this year. Getty Images Prospects for a peaceful presidential transition seem to have pleased the market gods with both bitcoin and
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getty How much do we need? A very common question we receive from aspiring retirees as they are deciding when to stop working and start the next chapter of their lives. As you can imagine, that number can be very different from person to person depending on a variety of factors. First, your plan needs
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