Financial Planning for the Terminally Ill: Protect Your Wishes and Those Who Care about You
Documents You Will Need One of the most important things you can do for the people who mean the most to you is prepare for
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Supplemental Pension Benefits for Veterans and Their Survivors
The US Department of Veterans Affairs helps veterans and their families cope with financial challenges by providing supplemental income through the Veterans Pension benefit. Veterans
Veterans and Survivor Benefits
The Veterans’ Benefits Administration (VBA) provides an integrated program of veterans’ benefits. These include compensation for service-connected disabilities, pensions for war-time veterans with non-service connected
Tips and Tools for National Retirement Security Week and Beyond!
October 25, 2019 – National Retirement Security Week, held this year from October 20-26th, is a national effort to raise public awareness about the importance
Social Security and Divorce: What You Need to Know
Although more and more women are in the workforce, many can receive a larger Social Security benefit based on their ex-spouse’s work record than they
Changes to Social Security Claiming Strategies
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama, included the elimination of two Social Security benefit claiming
Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision
Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination are two provisions that may affect your Social Security benefit if you receive a pension from a government job
Pension and Social Security Benefit Integration
Under the law, a pension plan can subtract all or part of your Social Security benefit from your pension benefit, sometimes leaving little or no
Your Social Security Benefit Statement May Be Wrong
August 14, 2019 – This summer, reporters with Forbes and USA Today discovered that Social Security had mailed out thousands of incorrect benefit statements to
Know Before You Owe: Important Information about Student Loans
When deciding which college to attend, cost will undoubtedly be a big factor. Taking on any kind of debt—including student loan debt—has a lasting impact