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WATCH: Social Security For Dummies

Posted 05.23.2012

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The financial jargon and parade of rules and exceptions associated with Social Security can prevent Americans from fully utilizing their benefits. To ...

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How To Make Sure Your Lawyer Doesn’t Screw Up Your Retirement

Emily W. McBurney | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Divorce Retirement, Pension, Divorce, 401k, Retirement, Qdro, Divorce Lawyer, Divorce News
Emily W. McBurney

One of the things that can be most vital in a divorce case is one that most people don't even consider when hiring a lawyer -- dividing up retirement assets.

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Janell Ross

Public Pension Cuts: Key to States' Budget Fix or Easy Financial Scapegoat?

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Pension, Government Workers, Andrew Cuomo, Video, Government Pensions, 401k, Public Sector Unions, Retirement, Public Pensions, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York, Business News

In a deal done in the dead of night last week, New York became the latest state to drastically overhaul its pension plan against the wishes of its pub...

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What Post 50 Americans Fear Most

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: The Wall Street Journal, Life After 50, The Best of Everything After 50, Barbara Grufferman, Baby Boomer, Pension, 401k, Retirement, Retirement Calculator, Ira, Fifty News
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Always digging deeper into what women over 50 are really thinking (and not just depending on the academic reports and studies, many of which are frightfully discouraging), I asked friends on Facebook to reveal the one thing that keeps them awake at night, that single nagging worry that haunts their sleep and has the potential to overshadow their generally positive outlook on life.

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How To Claim What’s Yours From A Deceased Ex

Emily W. McBurney | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Pension, Divorce, Deceased Ex, 401k, Death, Divorce News
Emily W. McBurney

Although many people might secretly wish their exes were dead during a bitter divorce, the reality when it actually happens is almost always horrible -- no matter how acrimonious (or amicable) the divorce.

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Don't Play Wall Street Roulette With Military Retirement

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Pension, Pentagon, Wall Street, 401k, Retirement, Iraq, Afghanistan War, Military Benefits, Military Entitlements, U.S. Military, Military Pension, Iraq War, Military, Military Retirement, Politics News
Richard Allen Smith

All careers aren't created equal. Yes, civilians work longer to get to retirement. But civilians also aren't spending multiple years away from their families getting shot at.

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He Died and Left Her a Million

Natalie Pace | Posted 09.15.2011

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Natalie Pace

I received a call from a woman who had a tragic event in her life, which completely changed her income status overnight. Her husband passed away unex...

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NJ Politician On Chris Christie: 'I Want To Punch Him In His Head'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Politics, Pension, Chris Christie, Nj Budget, Budget Deal, Pension Bill, New Jersey, State Budget, Stephen Sweeney, Budget, Pension Budget, New Jersey Governor, Politics News

Chris Christie probably won't be invited to this lawmaker's 4th of July barbecue. New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney slammed the governor...

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Pensions Set To Be Next Battleground For State Employees

The New York Times | Steven Greenhouse | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Pension, Public Employee Pensions, Public Pension Plans, State Employee Pensions, Pensions, State Pensions, Pension Plans, New York Pensions, New York Pension, Pension Cuts, Pension Funds, Politics News

First came the pay freezes and unpaid furloughs. Then came the higher contributions for health insurance. Now, in the most definitive sign yet that th...

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Macy's NYC Employees Could Strike For First Time In Nearly Forty Years

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Herald Square, Pension, Strike, Rwdsu, United Food and Commercial Workers, Macy's Inc, Work Conditions, Better Wages, Standard & Poor's, New York Times, Health Benefits, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, Business News

NEW YORK (Phil Wahba and Roy Strom) - Workers at four New York City area Macy's Inc stores, including its Herald Square flagship, could strike lat...

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Can I Take Money Out Of My 401K During My Divorce?

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Spouse, Dividing Retirement Funds, Jeffrey Landers, Roth 401K, Women, Divorce, Retirement Funds, Divorce Financial Planner, Divorce Financial Strategist, Community Property States, Ex-Spouse, Marital Expenses, Equitable Distribution States, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, Divorce Financial Decisions, Divorce Settlement, Divorce Financial Analyst, Marital Property, 401k, Qdro, Pension, Pension Plans, Ira, Divorce News
Jeffrey A. Landers

"Can my spouse take money out of his/her 401K before or during our divorce?"...

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Weekly Audit: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing--The Myth of Fiscal Conservatism

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.29.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Fashionable pundits like to say that the Republican Party has shifted its focus from "social conservat...

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Weekly Audit: Hostile Takeover Threat Spurs Concessions from Michigan Unions

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Michigan's new Emergency Manager Law is already forcing major concessions from unions. The law gives t...

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Say Your Goodbyes

Jonathan Schmock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Union-Busting, Unions, Workers Rights, Scott Walker, Pension, Minimum Wage, Health Care, Government Regulation, Politics News
Jonathan Schmock

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We Are All Wisconsin Workers

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Pelosi

My kinship with Wisconsin workers is based on my history as a proud pro-union Democrat. But you need not share my history to share my stake in their efforts to protect collective bargaining.

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Weekly Audit: We Welcome Our New Plutocratic Overlords

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Meet the new global elite. They're pretty much the same as the old global elite, only richer and more ...

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UC Executives Threaten Lawsuit Over Pension Benefits

San Jose Mercury News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pension, Uc, University of California, Pension Deficit, LA News, Pension Benefits, College News

Some of the University of California's highest-paid employees have threatened to sue the UC system if it does not follow through on a promise to boost...

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Weekly Audit: Curbing the Deficit, Cat Food, and You

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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Weekly Audit: Curbing the Deficit, Cat Food, and Youby Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger The deficit commission released its much anticipat...

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India To Offer Eunuchs Special Pension Each Month

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India Eunhc, Transgender, New Delhi, India Pension, Delhi, LGBT Rights, Handicapped, Transvestite, India, Disabled, Transgender Rights, Pension, India Eunuchs, Eunuch, World News

India's oft-discriminated "third sex" is about to receive government acknowledgment, with thousands of the capital city's massive eunuch population ex...

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The Independent: Why Nicolas Sarkozy Could Win Still French Pension Strike

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paris, France, French Retirement, France Retirement Protests, French Reform Protests, Pension Reform, Pension, France Retirement, French Retirement Age, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News

By John Lichfield, The Independent France adores dates. It likes to name laws and streets and ships and historical events after them. How will Octobe...

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New Jersey's Pension Fraud Hurts Investors, Taxpayers and Retirees

Lee A. Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pension, Sec, Rober Khuzami, Governor Chris Christie, Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Taxpayers, Exchange Commission, U.S. Securities, Investors, Public Employees, The Wall Street Journal, Afscme, Retirees, New Jersey, Tax, Division of Enforcement, Politics News
Lee A. Saunders

No one should be surprised that New Jersey's fraud against investors, retirees and taxpayers began with tax giveaways for the rich. Many states have lost revenue by passing unwise tax cuts.

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Man Kept Dead Mother's Body In A 'BACKPACK For Nearly A Decade'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tokyo, Pension, Elderly Citizens, Search for Older People, Centenarians, Pension Fund, Search for Japanese Centenarians, Japan, Ota Ward, Search for Japan Old People, World News

Investigators searching for missing Japanese centenarians in a well-publicized nationwide hunt made a particularly grisly discovery this week when th...

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It's the Assumptions, Stupid!

David G. Crane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reform, Calpers, Pension, Crane, Politics, California, California Budget Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California State Budget, Pension Funds, Politics News
David G. Crane

Today, state-sponsored pension funds are being asked about their assumptions. But so far, California's pension funds aren't answering, and that's bad news.

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Tearing Up the Lotto Ticket

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Almost all of us have our own "lotto moment." We make decisions about money that will either give us long term security and happiness or bring on pain and regret.

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Maxine Waters Blasts NFL

Graham Bensinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pension, Commissioner, Congress, Jim Brown, Roger Goodell, Football, Concussions, Concussion, Nfl, Commissioner Goodell, Maxine Waters, Retired Player Benefits, Brain Diseases, Health Care Reform, Bank, Disability, House Ethics Committee, Health Care, Sports News
Graham Bensinger

Congresswoman Maxine Waters recently joined me on my radio show. The interview was primarily focused on the NFL Congressional Hearing and her questioning Commissioner Roger Goodell. See what she said.

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