If You Collect $2,000 a Month in Social Security, Here’s How Much Your Benefit Might Increase in 2027
Your monthly checks could be in line for a nice boost, but it may be too soon to start counting your money.
You Can’t Sign Up for Spousal Social Security Unless You Tick These 4 Boxes
It takes more than a marriage to qualify for spousal Social Security benefits.
The Reality of Living Alone in Retirement
By Fritz Gilbert, originally published at The Retirement Manifesto. I get a guest-post pitch almost every day and decline about 99.5% of them. This one got through because of a single line in the email: “15.3 million American seniors now live alone, up 32% in a decade.” Justin Lindholm, who runs The Canny Vulture, mined […]
Fritz Gilbert
2027 Social Security COLA Smaller Than You’d Hoped? Here’s What to Do Now
Don't wait until January to start figuring out how you'll make ends meet in 2027.
Here’s What Happens When You Keep a Credit Card Open Forever
People with 850 credit scores have an average oldest account of 30 years. Here's why keeping a credit card open forever pays off.
Retirement Income: Moving From Saving to Spending
By Wes Moss, originally published at Capital Investment Advisors. Saving for retirement is one thing; feeling comfortable spending that money is another. Wes Moss welcomes New York Times best-selling author Jean Chatzky to the Money Matters Podcast to talk about her book, The Forever Paycheck, retirement income, and why old saving habits may be hard […]
Wes Moss
Social Security Beneficiaries Are Getting an Above-Average COLA in 2027. Here’s the Downside.
Bigger checks are coming your way next year, but we may not feel the full effect of this change for a few years.
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