Social Security COLA Announced For Next Year
Remember the advertising campaign for 7-UP that referred to the soft drink as the "un-cola?" Some retirees may be saying the same thing about the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2013 that was recently announced.
David Lerner Associates: Why You Could Be on the Hook for Your Parents Long-Term Care
Call it the new baby boomer challenge, but adult children may very well find themselves legally responsible for the costs of their aging parents long-term care.
How Your Taxes Might Increase Next Year
Unless Congress takes further action before the end of this year many Americans will be facing a tax increase beginning in 2013. Some pundits have referred to this pending tax increase as "the 2013 fiscal cliff."
David Lerner Associates: Why Long-Term Care Insurance Costs Are Up
According to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance (AALTCI) prices for new long-term care policies increased by as much as 17 percent in 2012.
Fixed vs Variable Annuities: Look Before You Leap
The potential for tax-deferred growth and a guaranteed stream of income can make annuities an attractive financial option for retirement. Investors fund an annuity with already-taxed dollars and that money then grows tax deferred until it is withdrawn.
David Lerner Associates – Black Swan Investing: Counting on Catastrophe
Investors have a name for those once-in-a-blue-moon events that rock investment markets--whether its the collapse of the Greek economy or the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Events like these are referred to as Black Swans
David Lerner Associates: 2013 Social Security COLA Less Than Half of 2012 Amount
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (or COLA) for 2013 will be just 1.7% -- less than half of the adjustment that was made for 2012.
What Is the Dodd-Frank Act?
You may have heard the term "Dodd-Frank" in reference to the U.S. banking and financial system, but youre not sure exactly what it refers to. Dodd-Frank is short for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.