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Tag Archives: retirees
Questionable Business Practices and Pension Advances
Pensions, in addition to Social Security, are what allow millions of middle-class retirees to maintain a reasonable standard of living. Any loss of pension benefits (partial or otherwise) can significantly affect a retiree’s ability to pay monthly living expenses, medical … Continue reading
How Changes in Marriage and Work Impact Women’s Retirement Security
For Women’s History Month, we take stock of retirement security challenges facing women. Retirement and survivor benefits from Social Security and some employer-sponsored pensions have historically helped protect couples and surviving spouses in old age. Many of these benefits were … Continue reading
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March 13, 2014
Tagged economic vulnerability, family structure, income security, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, marital status, marriage, marriage trends, retirees, retirement, Social Security, Social Security Administration, SSA, vulnerable populations, widow benefits, women, women's history month
