Opinion

Social Security Matters

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American CitizensAsk Rusty – Does Some of my Social Security Payment Include Repayment of my Contributions?Dear Rusty: I have a question about my Social Security benefits.

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Ask Amy: Advice for the Real World

Dear Amy: My good friends want to downsize for retirement, but the major repairs needed on their house will prevent them from making enough on the sale to buy their next place.They asked me to brainstorm options, and one idea I had was to convert the basement level into a rentable apartment, so they can use the rental income to complete the repairs on their home over time.We did some quick math and their next step was to talk to their financial planner.Well, they decided to go for it, but in my opinion they are making all the wrong decisions!

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Ides of March

If the Romans created the Ides of March as the midpoint of a month, then I am the creator of the I’d rathers, for the whole month of March.

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