Judge Signs Off on Rhode Island Pension Settlement
Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter on Tuesday approved the settlement which recently ended a long-running lawsuit brought by retirees against the state.
The settlement ...
Social Security Q&A: Why Can’t I Start Spousal Early and Delay Retirement Benefits?
Question: My husband is 10 years older than I am; he started collecting his Social Security at age 62. I was a stay-at-home mom for 20 years, but I have earned a small Social Security ...
New Jersey Supreme Court Sides With Christie, Rules That Public Workers Don’t Have Legal Right to Pension Funding
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state acted legally when it deeply slashed its scheduled 2015 pension contribution despite a 2011 law, signed by Christie, which ...
Social Security Q&A: Should My Sister Wait to File on Her Ex’s Record?
Question: My sister Stephanie was married more than 10 years but divorced in mid-life. She originally worked as a licensed practical nurse before marriage and children. She worked ...
Emanuel Won’t Include Benefit Cuts In Pension Fix
Rahm Emanuel’s new approach to dealing with Chicago’s police and fire pension costs involves pushing city contributions into the future – past Emanuel’s term – and won’t ...
Social Security Q&A: Should We Buy Annuities to Supplement Social Security?
Question: My wife and I are in our early 40s. We both earn more than the annual contribution/tax limit and expect to receive similar payments in the higher range of whatever payments ...
California Ballot Measure Proposal Would Make It Difficult For Pensioners to Boost Benefits
The details of a long-awaited proposed ballot measure, spearheaded by former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, emerged this week.
The measure, which could appear on California’s 2016 ballot, ...
Social Security Q&A: When and How Much Can I Collect in Survivor’s Benefits?
Question: I am 62 years old and unmarried. My husband died many years ago. I was told I can collect survivor benefits now, but I cannot make more than $18,000 per year otherwise the ...
Video: Is the Retirement Crisis Real? If So, How Do We Fix It?
The words “retirement crisis” have been appearing in print more and more in recent years.
But is the phenomena real, or imagined?
In this video, Professor Teresa Ghilarducci ...
Social Security Q&A: Can My Wife Get Full Spousal Plus Reduced Retirement?
Question: I’ve read a gazillion Social Security questions, but I don’t think I’ve seen this unusual one: My wife, two years older than me, filed for her SS at age 62 (with FRA ...
