by Lynne Stuart Parramore | Jun 25, 2014 | Retirement Security
Let's say you're a person who has worked very hard. You've done the right thing — you've saved every possible penny for your 401(k). For this, you're hoping to have a decent stream of income in your golden years. And yet in the end, you may not have access to all of...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
For months there have been rumors that the Social Security Administration has a “secret plan” to close all of its field offices. Is it true? A little-known report commissioned by the SSA the request of Congress seems to hold the answer. The summary document outlining...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
The unseen hand of antigovernment ideology can be found everywhere nowadays – even in your mailbox. The proof is in what you won’t find there, like your annual statement of earned Social Security benefits. The government stopped mailing those out in 2011. It’s also...
by Lynne Stuart Parramore | Mar 27, 2014 | Retirement Security
Wall Street loves to celebrate its knack for innovation, and it's hard to disagree. The ingenuity financiers have mustered to scam Americans out of their retirements is truly a wonder to behold. Working through well-funded media campaigns and strategic investments in...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
A new Gallup poll shows seniors moving from the Democratic to the Republican party. Why has this happened? The poll, headlined "U.S. Seniors Have Realigned With the Republican Party," says: U.S seniors – those aged 65 and older – have moved from a reliably Democratic...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 21, 2014 | Retirement Security
When this story broke earlier this week, it did not get nearly the attention it deserved, so it bears repeating now: 36 percent of workers, according to one poll, have less than $1,000 saved for their retirement. That comes from the Employee Benefit Research...
