Can you ever afford to retire?

Article Excerpt: "...Many companies that once offered generous defined benefit plans — often at no cost to the employees — have dropped them. Instead, workers must finance their retirement with Social Security benefits, investments in their 401(k), savings and other investments. When Congress set up the TSP, congressional experts predicted that it would provide anywhere from one-third to one-half of all the money feds would have in retirement..."

Resource: federalnewsradio.com

Congress Must Stop Raiding Social Security

Article Excerpt: "...But instead, the majority of senators thought it would be easier to steal $150 billion from the Social Security trust fund, thus moving up the date that that system is scheduled to go bankrupt, and provide a temporary patch to SSDI instead. SSDI spending has grown more than six-fold in the last 40 years, and in the last 10 years alone we’ve added almost 3 million more people to the SSDI payroll. Inflation alone cannot account for this growth rate, and with the advances made in medical technology, enrollment rates should be going down..."

Resource: nationalinterest.org

How to Claim Social Security Survivor Benefits

Article Excerpt: "...If someone who has worked a few years passes away, their family may be able to collect up to 180% of their Social Security benefits..."

Resource: www.fool.com

Social Security survivor benefits