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Should you worry about the national debt?
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We have short-term focus but a long-term problem.
Wait times for Social Security benefit appeals leave people in limbo
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Michael Astrue, a former Social Security commissioner, talks about how and where the backlog starts.
Rising medical costs may outpace a Social Security cost-of-living raise next year
Social Security benefits will rise 2 percent in 2018 for approximately 61 million older Americans who rely on the benefit. The annual cost-of-living adjustment is based on the third-quarter Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. The COLA hasn’t been as high as 2 percent since 2011; it rose 0.3 percent this […]
Changing the way we measure inflation could boost Social Security benefits
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Using an index that's representative of retirees would mean a bigger monthly check, but it's a tough sell.
How America’s retirement savings system needs to change
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Putnam Investments' CEO has some ideas for making defined contribution plans more relevant.
Equifax dumps CEO in wake of damaging data breach
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The breach exposed the information of about 143 million Americans.
Will the Trump administration slash Social Security benefits?
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Marketplace contributor Chris Farrell says Trump's base relies on them.
Thousands see reduced Social Security checks because of unpaid student loans
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The Department of Education reclaimed about $171 million from these checks.
Retirees’ economic concerns drive Florida vote
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Florida's senior citizen population is growing, and is divided along ideological lines.
Cost of living adjustment ticks up, barely
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COLA will increase 0.3 percent in 2017. Social Security payments remain flat.