Recently we received the following email from a reader: I would like to know if I live off my Social Security check and have no other income must I file a federal tax return? I have a yearly income of...
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I cosigned student loans for my daughter, but am now disabled. What can I do?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I cosigned on a private student loan for my daughter in 2006. Soon afterwards my health deteriorated, and I was granted disabilit...
U.S. Retirement Funds, Heavy on Stocks, Brace for Losses
Volatile stock markets are eroding the retirement savings of America’s teachers and firefighters after public pension systems ended last year with equity holdings at a 10-year high. Public pension fun...
It’s time to get rid of Social Security’s not-so-hidden tax
End the Social Security double tax Now comes the news that about half of Social Security beneficiaries expect to be taxed on their benefits this year. So reports The Senior Citizens League, a group th...
The Outlook for Housing, Malls, Workspaces, and Other Real Estate
Carly Tripp grew up playing in corn fields in Olney, Md., about 30 miles outside of Washington, D.C. But by the time she graduated high school, five grocery stores had popped up within a one-mile radi...
Retiring early this year? Look through Affordable Care Act plans now before the deadline Saturday
Healthcare is one of the largest expenses in retirement, and one of the biggest risks for people who retire before age 65. Retirement Tip of the Week: Before the open enrollment period ends on Jan. 1...