I’ll be doing a free 30-minute webinar on planning for retirement in the new economy on May 16th for National Seminars, the online training company. The webinar will feature key findings from The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security, and my ongoing work as a columnist for Reuters, Morningstar and WealthManagement.com.
I recently spoke with Lori McAlister [...]
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Great company indeed! The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security was named this week to Chris Farrell’s list of the top seven books for money and careers at NextAvenue.org. Other authors on the list include Peter L. Bernstein, Burton G. Malkiel and Marc Freedman.
Chris is economics editor for American Public Media’s Marketplace Money, radio program, [...]
Premiums for many popular Medicare prescription drug plans will soar next year – but seniors don’t have to take the rate hikes lying down.
The annual plan enrollment period for Medicare Part D starts October 15 and runs through December 7, so seniors have time to shop around. Seven of the top 10 plans will have [...]
I publish a free e-newsletter over at RetirementRevised.com, which delivers links to all my regular columns for Reuters, Morningstar and WealthManagement.com to your in box. The newsletter generally is published every other week, or as inspiration strikes.
Click here to learn more, sign up for free or view a sample edition.
Applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) have increased in recent years. What does this increase imply for the program overall, and particularly for its funding over the long term?
I moderated a panel discussion recently on the future of SSDI, sponsored by the National Academy of Social Insurance. The forum, held at the Cannon House [...]
Join me for an online discussion of the key findings of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security on October 25th.
This webinar is sponsored by the International Mature Marketing Network, which graciously is waiving its usual registration fee and is opening the event to all comers at no charge. Click here for registration info; or, [...]
My first article for AARP Magazine is in the September-October issue.
Titled “It’s Time to Protect Social Security,” the story is a primer on how Social Security works, why there’s a long-term imbalance and how that can be fixed. If you don’t subscribe, read the online version here.
How have the rules of retirement changed over the past generation? I talked about the challenges to retirement security facing successive generations of retirees today with Emily Brandon of U.S. News & World report:
Individuals must now take more personal responsibility for their retirement finances, even as life expectancies increase and personal savings rates remain low. [...]
Social Security isn’t headed for insolvency, despite all the negative headlines in the media. I sat down recently with Jill Schlesinger of CBS Moneywatch to talk about Social Security’s future, along with strategies for working longer and restoring the health of retirement portfolios.
I visited recently with Lauren Young at Reuters to talk about reinvention of retirement, working longer and the future of Social Security; here’s the video of that interview, along with a brief excerpt from The Hard Times Guide and a free download of the chapter on the financial impact of working a few additional years.
