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Sometimes Waiting Until 70 Doesn’t Make Sense
Older adults across the country are bombarded with invitations to attend seminars that allegedly will clue them in on a supposed "secret" to maximizing their Social Security benefits. Well, if ...
June 21, 2022
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Tom Margenau
Don’t Blame the Government — Blame Yourself
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security Administration, has messed up ...
May 10, 2022
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Angry Al and Me
I get lots of emails from my readers. Most are from nice people who have questions about their ...
May 10, 2022
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Over 1,000 Kellogg’s US Cereal Plant Workers Go on Strike Over Cut to Benefits and Pay
Over 1,000 Kellogg's cereal employees went on strike for more than 18 hours at various plants across the United States ...
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There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who just want to know the time and ...
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The ‘Spousal Bump’
Recently, I’ve received emails from several readers who asked questions about something they call the “spousal bump.” It’s ...
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