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from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago
Retirement

Suze Orman's Medicare Warning Is Hitting Retirees' Social Security Checks

Medicare Part B premiums increased 9.7% in 2026, offsetting most of the 2.8% Social Security COLA increase for seniors, reducing their net benefit gains significantly.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago
US politics

Social Security Retirees Get Good News from Trump Administration

Social Security benefits can be withheld or garnished for various reasons, but garnishments for defaulted federal student loans were temporarily paused in mid-2025.
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Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

How Losing a Spouse Can Double Your Tax Rate Overnight

Death of a spouse can raise a surviving partner's tax rate by changing filing status, reducing deductions, and pushing income into higher tax brackets.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Do you live here? 41 states where you might outlive your retirement savings

Seniors in 41 states are projected to have more expenses than income during their golden years, putting them at risk for outliving their retirement savings, according to a new study by Seniorly, an assisted living online marketplace. The amount they're missing, on average, over the course of their retirement years: $115,000. RELATED: Leaving California: Where's the best state to move to in 2025? In California, the gap between projected income and expenses for retirees is far higher: $337,000. Along with the Golden State, three other states New York, Hawaii and Alaska have the nation's highest retirement gaps, where people's income likely can't keep up with expenses.
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