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  • 2010 Social Security Trustees Report Shows Little Change
    By Elaine Floyd, CFP The latest 2010 Social Security report showed little change and even some slight improvements in its near- and long-term fiscal health. While politicians will stir up the rhetoric, you can reassure retirees this source of income should be around for at least the next 30+ years or so. Earlier this year, many people ...
  • Social Security Trust Fund Moves to Front Burner
    By Elaine Floyd, CFP And it’s getting hotter. Respond to clients’ deficit concerns with the latest facts on the Social Security trust fund. On March 24th the New York Times published an article called “ Social Security Payouts to Exceed Revenue,” a title that isn’t entirely accurate. If you count as revenue the interest earned on the $2.5 trillion ...