NYTimes: Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand
Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand https://nyti.ms/3EiVO8r
Pension Funds in Historic Surplus Eye $1 Trillion of Bond-Buying
An important insight into the correlation of interest rates and pension fund deficits. The Powell Tightening as completely reversed pension deficits and created bond buying demand at warp speed. Find full article here
How can the retirement system help more people afford retirement?
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/08/03/how-can-the-retirement-system-help-more-people-afford-retirement/?utm_campaign=Economic%20Studies&utm_medium=email&utm_content=146193414&utm_source=hs_email
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank — ProPublica
When the wealthy use legal means to avoid taxes via massive loopholes, do we blame the wealthy or those in charge who choose to permt the loopholes to continue https://www.propublica.org/article/lord-of-the-roths-how-tech-mogul-peter-thiel-turned-a-retirement-account-for-the-middle-class-into-a-5-billion-dollar-tax-free-piggy-bank
BBC News: ‘I never dreamed I was entitled to benefits’
BBC News – ‘I never dreamed I was entitled to benefits’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57484790
I’m 63 years old, recently divorced and have $130,000 in debt. How will I ever retire? – MarketWatch
https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/im-63-years-old-recently-divorced-with-130-000-in-debt-how-will-i-ever-retire-11619662422#aoh=16197345509919&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
When to Tap Social Security: The Sometimes Surprising Answer From Online Calculators – The Wall Street Journal.
When to Tap Social Security: The Sometimes Surprising Answer From Online Calculators https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-to-tap-social-security-the-sometimes-surprising-answer-from-online-calculators-11610144634
State Pension Boards Lack Investment Experience- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
A perennial problem especially with public pension funds. https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsiedle/2020/05/24/state-pension-overseers-lack-investment-experiencewhat-could-possibly-go-wrong/#59f69e0127aa
Was CalPERS Right to Unwind Its Tail-Risk Program? | Institutional Investor
https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1lf9zw3n8w3gt/Was-CalPERS-Right-to-Unwind-Its-Tail-Risk-Program
How much do you need for retirement savings?
How much you need to save to earn $100,000 a year in interest – https://www.cnbc.com/id/106426592?view=story&%24DEVICE%24=native-android-mobile