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Social Security Benefits for Divorced Spouses
There’s no such thing as “divorce benefits” in the Social Security law, but divorced spouses are eligible to receive benefits based on an ex-spouse’s earnings record. Spousal benefits are often available to ex-spouses and on fairly liberal terms. Divorced spouses sometimes have better options and more flexibility than current spouses. But a small difference in […]
Fed Policy Will Have to Stay Tight for A While
Many analysts are prematurely sounding “all clear” and declaring we’ve seen the worst effects of the Federal Reserve’s tighter monetary policy. It is understandable. We haven’t had a full Fed tightening cycle in many years. Long-term factors kept a lid on inflation for about 20 years, allowing the Fed to ease policy whenever the economy […]
Facts to Know Before Taking the Social Security Lump Sum Cash Option
The Social Security Administration still is doing a disservice by coaxing applicants into taking the optional lump sum cash payment when they sign up. The beneficiaries more than pay for it over the long term. The lump sum option isn’t new. But many applicants don’t know about it until the SSA offers it to them […]
The End Game Approaches: Investment and Economic Review
The Federal Reserve overreacted to the pandemic, dumping way too much liquidity into the economy. That released the inflation genie from its bottle, causing inflation to reach its highest levels in more than 40 years in 2022. Will the Fed overreact again and keep monetary policy tight until we have a serious recession? Or is […]
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What First Quarter Earnings Reports Revealed About the Economy
Stock and bond markets are priced for an extremely optimistic outcome, but first-quarter earnings and recent economic data point to a different future. The futures markets indicate investors expect the Federal Reserve will expand the money supply and reduce interest rates rapidly starting this summer. Inflation is expected to retreat to the Fed’s 2% target […]
20 Retirement Secrets That Will Change All Your Plans in 2023
20 Retirement Secrets That Will Change All Your Plans in 2023
The Three Strategies for Principal-Protected Lifetime Income Planning
Why do we save and invest during our working years? Saving and investing are not ends in themselves. Eventually, we want to convert the accumulated savings into cash flow and income for ourselves, our loved ones and perhaps charities. We want to establish a retirement paycheck. I’ve identified three strategies for creating a steady source […]
The Fed Is Fighting a Two-Front War
The Federal Reserve is fighting simultaneously for both price stability and financial stability. Because the Fed pumped too much money into the economy in the years before 2022, high inflation became self-sustaining, causing the Fed in 2022 to engage in perhaps its fastest and most aggressive monetary tightening ever. Negative effects of the tightening are […]
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