How Much Do You Need To Retire?
A few years ago, there were ads from financial services companies asking, “What’s your number?” The number was the money you needed to retire comfortably. This was an effective way for financial services companies to get people thinking about retirement and encouraging them to strive toward a specific monetary goal. But is asking for a […]
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you. Transcript: Social Security has been a fact of retirement life since 1935, but how much do you really know about it? Here are five facts that might surprise you. 1: The social security trust fund exceeds the gross domestic product of every country in […]
9 Facts About Social Security
Retirement Read Time: 3 min Social Security’s been a fact of retirement life ever since it was established in 1935. We all think we know how it works, but how much do you really know? Here are nine things that might surprise you. The Social Security trust fund is huge. It was $2.8 trillion at […]