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Recommendations to Treat Heart Disease Continually Changing Mar. 12, 2015
Research on how any disease should be prevented or treated is confusing, and what seems to be the go... Read More
Positive Effects of Coffee Finally Percolating Mar. 06, 2015
Last week, I discussed the importance of recently released findings by the federal government's Diet... Read More
Close to Retirement? Don't Miss These Dates and Deadlines! Jan. 21, 2015
Please note: This article may contain outdated information about RMDs and retirement accounts due to... Read More
Do You Have to Pay Income Taxes on Social Security Benefits? Sep. 24, 2014
Dear Carrie: From what I've read, if a married couple has annual withdrawals from 401(k) plans, ind... Read More
Social Security and Divorce: Can You Collect Benefits on Your Ex's Earnings Record? Sep. 10, 2014
Dear Carrie: I am divorced and have heard that I might be entitled to a Social Security benefit fro... Read More
Missed Chances Jul. 09, 2014
Q: I am very mad. A good friend of mine, a neighbor lady who had been single all her life, recently ... Read More
Benefits for Children of Retirees Jun. 18, 2014
The minor children of retirees are potentially eligible for benefits on the retiree's Social Securit... Read More
Qualified for the FBI and Oakland Disability May. 29, 2014
How is it possible that the FBI agent who shot and killed an associate of a suspected Boston Maratho... Read More
'You Say Tomato And I Say Tomahto ... ' May. 28, 2014
Q: I am sick and tired of your use of the term "accounts" when discussing Social Security. No one ha... Read More
Taxing Games May. 13, 2014
Time is money. You've heard that old saying. But when it comes to investment, the better way to say ... Read More
Social Security Basics -- 5 Things to Think About Before You Apply Apr. 30, 2014
Dear Carrie: Several of my friends and I (all in our early 60s) are understandably thinking about S... Read More
Social Security Pop Quiz Apr. 30, 2014
OK, class. You've been reading my column for a number of years now. It's time to see how much you've... Read More
My Mom and the Lady Next Door Apr. 23, 2014
I think it's time to once again share the story of my mom and the lady who lived in the big house di... Read More
86M Full-Time Private-Sector Workers Sustain 148M Benefit Takers Apr. 16, 2014
Buried deep on the website of the U.S. Census Bureau is a number every American citizen, and especia... Read More
My Mailbag Apr. 09, 2014
I get dozens, sometimes hundreds, of questions emailed to me every day. As you might guess, many of ... Read More
Wizard of Id
Mar. 19, 2014
Voluntary Retirement and Social Security Disability Mar. 12, 2014
Q: I have a friend who has various disabilities. She has hearing problems, chronic arthritis, high b... Read More
Politicking Over Vets' Benefits Mar. 10, 2014
True story. A few years ago, a reader called to explain, in all sincerity, how he thought the trilli... Read More
Bending the Rules Sometimes the Best Option Feb. 19, 2014
Q: I started my Social Security benefits at age 62 in January 2012. Then, just after my 63rd birthda... Read More
PBS Becoming the Plutocrats Broadcasting Service Feb. 14, 2014
In a world of screaming cable television hosts and partisan media outlets, PBS is supposed to be the... Read More
