by Kristine McKinley | May 7, 2011 | Retirement
On any given day, you will find not one but several studies that examine the current state of affairs for Baby Boomers, the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 that are now slowly approaching retirement. And what’s emerging is an interesting, though...
by Kristine McKinley | Jun 30, 2009 | Featured Post, Retirement, Social Security
In January of this year, people collecting Social Security retirement benefits received one of the highest cost of living adjustment (COLA) increases seen since the 1980s. Unfortunately, that increase may be the last one you see for a few years. If you are retired...
by Kristine McKinley | Jan 12, 2009 | Retirement
Finally some good news for retirees… Social Security benefits are being increased 5.8% for 2009. This is the largest increase in more than 25 years! This increase will boost the average monthly Social Security retirement check from $1,090 to $1,153. Even more...