Nov 27, 2018 | Social Security Planning
Social Security and Government Employees: Part Two – Windfall Elimination Provision In Part One of this series of articles, we looked at certain types of government employees. These are people who have worked previously with a “non-covered” pension. That is, they...
Nov 7, 2018 | Social Security Planning
Social Security and Government Employees: Part Three – Government Pension Offset In Parts One and Two of this series, we looked at certain types of government employees who have worked previously with a “non-covered” pension. That is, they worked at a job where they...
Nov 6, 2018 | Social Security Planning
Social Security and Government Employees: Part One – The Basics Government employees are a seriously under served market, particularly when it comes to Social Security. And there’s one interesting reason: Very few people truly understand how Social Security integrates...
Oct 9, 2018 | Social Security Planning
There is some disturbing language—in bold print, no less—on the second page of any individual Social Security statement issued by the SSA: Your estimated benefits are based on current law. Congress has made changes to the law in the past and can do so at any time. The...
Feb 12, 2018 | Retirement Planning
“It was the scariest day on Wall Street in years.” That’s how CNN described the Dow dip that took place on February 5. However, the stock market is known for these “dips,” and the February 5 dip was not a once-in-a-lifetime event. So how...