May 26 Why Social Security lowballs benefit estimates By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security's online calculators intentionally underestimate your benefits to encourage people to save more on their own, explains Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Continue reading
May 19 Protecting your spouse’s Social Security when cancer cuts your time short By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff puts to rest a cancer patient's fears that he and his wife made a mistake by not having her file for spousal benefits as early as age 62 and explains how he can help leave… Continue reading
May 14 Watch Why more seniors are going back to college — to retire By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 8 workout tips for getting ‘buff’ at 80 By Ellen Rolfes Diet and exercise fads you see on TV or online usually sell themselves by featuring trim, athletic men and women in their 20s. But as the average age in the U.S. shifts older, there is a growing need for workouts… Continue reading
Apr 29 Why boomers are retiring to college By Ellen Rolfes Step over nursing homes and golf communities. More baby boomers are reaching 67 and, unsatisfied with just the status quo options for retirement, they are looking for unique lifestyles that satiate their desire to join an active, intellectually stimulating and… Continue reading
Apr 28 How to maximize Social Security benefits if Congress targets file-and-suspend strategy By Laurence Kotlikoff Addressing threats that President Obama's budget could eliminate a Social Security claiming strategy that high-income households often use to maximize benefits, Larry Kotlikoff tells one couple what their options are if the law changes. Continue reading
Apr 21 Calling out Social Security for its awful inequities By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security's arcane provisions don't just disadvantage recipients who can't figure out what they mean. As Larry Kotlikoff explains, there are also structural inequities in the system that put certain groups, particularly lower-earners, at a disadvantage. Continue reading
Apr 14 Why we need to tell Social Security who our families are By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security has no idea who's in your family. It's important to tell them to whom you are or are no longer married so you don't lose out on any benefits, or likewise, don't receive benefits for which you're not… Continue reading
Apr 07 America’s Ponzi scheme: Why Social Security needs to retire By Laurence Kotlikoff Retirees may be attached to Social Security, but it's an unfair system that takes advantage of America's children, Larry Kotlikoff argues, and will leave them with a $23 trillion bill. Continue reading
Mar 31 Here’s why it might be a good idea to retire in Alaska By Elizabeth Shell How does you state rank in terms of financial pressure for workers who want to one day retire? We mapped and charted the data. Continue reading