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Medicare Adds New Preventive Care Benefits in 2005
Starting January 1, 2005, Medicare will provide coverage for three new preventive benefits under Part B. The new be...
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Take Our Quick Survey on Social Security Privatization
The Bush administration wants to partially privatize Social Security by allowing workers to invest part of their pay...
Read moreSurvey Shows Strong Disapproval of Social Security Privatization
There is much opposition to the Bush administration's proposal to partially privatize Social Security, according ...
Read moreOnline Calculator Gives Personalized Estimate of Future Social Security Benefit
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has unveiled a new online calculator that allows you to project what your monthly Social Security benefit will be...
Read moreThe Benefits of Fixed Annuities
If you are looking for a steady stream of income in retirement, an immediate fixed annuity may be the answer...
Read moreWhere Do Obama and McCain Stand on LTC, Social Security?
With the elderly population growing by leaps and bounds, families are struggling with long-term care costs and worrying about Social Security. So what are...
Read moreSocial Security Benefits to Inch Up 1.7 Percent in 2015
The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase in payments in 2015. ...
Read moreWhat the Sequester's Cuts Will Mean for Seniors
As a consequence of congressional gridlock, $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts are starting to take effect. ...
Read moreMarried Couples Can Maximize Their Social Security Benefits Using File and Suspend
Are you married, with one spouse wanting to retire but the other one prepared to keep working?...
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