Budgeting & Spending
Living on Social Security Alone: 11 Strategies for Making It Work
The average Social Security benefit is $2,071 a month. Millions of retirees live on that. Here’s where to start.
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Planning
Podcast 95: Flipping the Script with Geoff Schmidt from Holy Schmidt
Discover how Geoff Schmidt of Holy Schmidt went from Wall Street to YouTube to teach retirement, Social Security, and financial clarity.
Family and Relationships
Shack Up and Save? What Are the Financial Advantages and Disadvantages to Marriage Later in Life
More and more couples over the ages of 60 are favoring cohabitation over marriage. In fact, cohabitation among people over the age of 60 more than quadrupled b…
Social Security
Full Retirement Age: Is it the Best Time to Start Social Security Benefits?
Your benefits are determined by your Full Retirement Age (FRA), your benefit amount and FRA and the age when you decide to start benefits.
Earning
Can I Work and Also Get Social Security Benefits?
Yes, you can get Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time.
Medicare and Health Insurance
How a Biden Presidency Might Affect Your Retirement
Joe Biden is now President elect. There are several ways a Biden presidency might affect your retirement, including lower tax benefits on 401(k) accounts and mo…
Social Security
Expert Interview Series: Sheri Abrams on Social Security Disability
An illness or injury can totally derail the best laid retirement plans, making it difficult or impossible to earn an income. In 2014, 2.5 million Americans appl…
Reverse Mortgages
The Tax Implications of Reverse Mortgages
The Tax Implications of Reverse Mortgages It’s tax season. For both new and prospective reverse mortgage borrowers it brings to mind questions about how the mo…
Retirement Jobs
Is it Possible to Know How Long You’ll Want to Keep Working?
Whether to keep working or retire is one of the most difficult decisions you’ll make in life. It changes everything, and starts a whole new phase. While there’s…
Social Security
How Can I Be Sure it’s the Right Time to Start Taking Social Security?
Choosing when to claim your social security benefits can be one of the most important decisions that you make in retirement. Proper timing is important, but wit…
Social Security
How is My Social Security Payment Calculated?
You can reasonably count on Social Security benefits once you retire, but determining how much you’ll receive is a different story. There is a formula, of sorts…
Budgeting & Spending
Top 5 Sources of Retirement Income
Generating enough income to live comfortably during retirement is one of the biggest challenges that every American may face later in life. The Insured Retireme…
