Women Most At Risk For Poverty During Retirement
Women are more likely than men to face poverty after age 65, according to two Brookings Institute reseachers.
Benjamin H. Harris and Aurite Werman found that women who were never married ...
Study: Taxes Among Retirement’s Biggest Expenses
A recent study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that housing and healthcare, predictably, are the two biggest expenses faced by seniors during retirement.
But the third-largest ...
Memphis Weighs Two Pension Reform Measures – What Do They Mean For City Employees?
The Memphis City Council meets two times in December, and at one of those meetings they are expected to vote on the two pension reform measures that sit before them.
Details on both ...
Jacksonville Pension Reform Plan, Likely to Pass, Could Pare Back Benefits Further Than Originally Thought
After months of debate, the Jacksonville City Council is as close as ever to passing an oft-amended pension reform bill.
The bill originally was designed to force the city to pay higher ...
Video: LifeLock CEO Talks Cyber Security During Holidays
LifeLock CEO Todd Davis sat down with CNBC this week to discuss a recent uptick in data breaches and who is being targeted.
“Coming Tide” of Budget Cuts Could Further Pare Back Social Security Staff and Service
The possibility of further Social Security cutbacks has been a reality for years. But with Republicans taking over Congress, Social Security advocates are worried that deep cuts will ...
Rep. Jason Smith Has Been Appointed to Ways and Means Committee – What Does It Mean For Social Security and Medicare?
Republican Congressman Jason Smith has been named to the Ways and Means Committee, the body that reviews and makes recommendations for government budgets.
What does Smith’s appointment ...
Survey: Strong Public Support for Raising Social Security Wage Tax
The sustainability of the Social Security system has been an issue for years, and solutions are oft debated but rarely agreed upon. But in the eyes of the public, one idea is more ...
States Lower Estate Taxes To Entice Retirees
States are trying to solidify themselves as retirement destinations for seniors – which is why many states are lowering their estate taxes in coming years.
From Kiplinger:
In 2015, ...
Pennsylvania Pension Reform Unlikely (But Possible) During Lame Duck Session
Tom Corbett has until January 20 before Tom Wolf takes over as governor of Pennsylvania. Corbett has spent the last year pushing for pension reform, but the proposed bills never gained ...
