Archive for July 2018

“Fake News” about Social Security Benefits and How to Respond

Fake News about Social Security and How to Respond “By 2034, the funds of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) in the Social Security Trust fund will be depleted.”[1]   “Before Social Security existed, about half of America’s senior citizens lived in poverty” Bernie Sanders   On June 6, 2018, I received numerous calls from…

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Retirement Emergency & How to Fix It

                Retirement Emergency and How to Fix It “Eighty-three percent of African Americans over the age of 50 lack the retirement assets they need to last the remainder of their lifetimes.” Center for Global Policy Solutions, August 2015[1]   “You can be young without money, but you can’t…

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