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Social Security Q&A: How Do My Decisions Affect My Disabled Child’s Benefits?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Pentagon Probes for Details on Proposed Military Retirement Overhaul
Last month, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released a long-awaited report containing a series of policy proposals designed to decrease the cost of ...
Social Security Q&A: How Can We Maximize a Lower Earner’s Spousal and Survivor Benefits?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Nevada Lawmakers Debate Bill to Set Up Hybrid Pension Plan
Public employee groups, businesses and lawmakers all hotly debated a Nevada bill this week that would make major changes to the state’s pension system.
The measure under scrutiny ...
Social Security Q&A: Can’t I Get a Lump Sum Payment of My Social Security Benefits?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Pension Formula Tweak, Other Changes Could Be on Phoenix Ballot
The Phoenix City Council is debating whether to put a major pension measure on the August ballot, according to a report from the Arizona Republic.
The measure, designed to reduce the ...
Social Security Q&A: At 62, How Can We Maximize Our Benefits?
Question: I just turned 62 in May 2014. My wife turns 62 in December 2016. When and what do we need to file?
On the few calls we have made to Social Security advisers or the Social ...
Six Things Americans Are Doing to Ensure a Secure Retirement
The National Institute on Retirement Security released a report last week on the American public’s perception of their retirement prospects.
There were a number of interesting ...
Social Security Q&A: Can’t I Escape the Windfall Elimination Provision by Switching States?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Pension Cuts Kick In For Detroit Retirees
As part of Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings, the city’s pensioners agreed to stomach some benefit cuts in order to ward off potentially steeper cuts.
Those cuts kicked in on Sunday, ...
