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Christie Budget Will Include Pension Cuts; Gov. Will Negotiate For Further Reforms
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will give his budget address on Tuesday afternoon, and details are already leaking about what it will contain.
The governor’s office says that the ...
Social Security Q&A: Can We Manipulate What We Pay Ourselves to Maximize 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 ...
Obama Pushes For Tighter Rules For Brokers of Retirement Accounts
When Americans need financial advice or help with their retirement account, they often go to a broker.
But those brokers aren’t all required to disclose potential conflicts of interest.
That ...
Social Security Q&A: Should We Marry at 66 While Already Collecting?
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 ...
Power To Trust: Who Can Establish a Miller Trust?
In this column, John W. Callinan, certified elder law attorney and author of New Jersey Elder Law: A Planning and Resource Guide, helps readers sift through a recent change to Medicaid ...
Social Security Q&A: What Benefits Are Possible if Married Less Than 10 Years?
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 ...
Social Security Q&A: What Are My Options While on a Pension After a Work Injury?
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 ...
Avoiding the “Death Tax”
In this column, John W. Callinan, certified elder law attorney and author of New Jersey Elder Law: A Planning and Resource Guide, tells readers how they can avoid hefty “death ...
Social Security Q&A: Is the Family Maximum Really Not Reduced If I Claim Early?
Question: Larry, thanks for what you do. I am 61, and maybe going to retire at 62 from the Sheriff’s Department. I do not fall into the windfall provision category. I have an estimated ...
Documents: Illinois Gov. Rauner’s Budget Will Recommend Pension Cuts
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will give his budget address on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll announce a number of cost-cutting proposals, and pensions are sure to be featured.
What specifically ...
