Social Security and Medicare figures for 2012

COLA will be paid in 2012; Medicare costs rise less than predicted If you receive Social Security or SSI benefits, here’s some good news–the Social Security Administration has announced that for the first time since 2009, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be [more...]

 
Social Security Planning

Social Security Retirement Benefits Social Security was originally intended to provide older Americans with continuing income after retirement. Today, though the scope of Social Security has been widened to include survivor’s, disability, and other benefits, retirement benefits are still the cornerstone of [more...]

 
Social Security: Truth & Myths

Here’s a tip Watch the mail for your Social Security Statement, which contains a personal record of the earnings on which you’ve paid Social Security taxes, and a summary of the estimated benefits you and your family may one day receive. You [more...]