Tag: Social Security
Have You Stress-Tested Your Financial Situation Lately?
In 1961, the year I was born, our national debt was $289 billion. Today, it’s $21.1 trillion. We clearly have a problem living within our means. We also have a problem managing our public pensions and our premiere safety net program, Social Security. Consider the following: According to Bloomberg, only two states in the union…
The Eve of Destruction Approach to Retirement Planning
I was in a groovy mood last night, so I decided to look at retirement planning through the prism of the grooviest music of all time—the music from the psychedelic 60s. Can I get a “woot woot” for Janis, Jimi, Mick, and the Lizard King? Yes, I know that’s weird. And, no, I wasn’t smoking…