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Your Medicare Part D Plan: How to Save by Switching

Features and coverage update every year, so changing plans could offer big savings.

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Your Medicare Part D Plan: How to Save by Switching
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Given that working longer is still the best way for many workers to ensure a secure retirement, the question is: how did the pandemic alter the path of older workers’ employment?

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Did COVID Alter Employment Trends for Older Workers?
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Did COVID Alter Employment Trends for Older Workers?

Employment for workers ages 55+ has fully rebounded to match pre-COVID trends. This return to normal, though, masks some surprising differences by demographic groups.

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Did COVID Alter Employment Trends for Older Workers?
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Immigration and Caregiving: Who Will Care for Aging Boomers?

As boomers reach their 80s, the need for immigrant caregivers will become increasingly important. bit.ly/42DpfOF

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For investors with average risk tolerance, advisors tend to recommend higher allocations than investors prefer.

But this advice is likely beneficial as it reflects advisors’ more accurate assessment of market risks and returns. bit.ly/4pqJDwc
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What Stock Allocations Do Advisors Suggest and Does It Impact Clients?
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New CRR Brief: "What Stock Allocations Do Advisors Suggest and Does It Impact Clients?" bit.ly/4pqJDwc @jacksonnational.bsky.social

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"How Much Could Taxing Health Benefits Help Social Security?"

This study focuses on one way to expand the payroll tax base: including ESI. Adding ESI would raise payroll taxes by about $400 a year and reduce Social Security’s shortfall by about 25%. bit.ly/4n9He7c

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How Much Could Taxing Health Benefits Help Social Security?
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Boomers Need Alternative Forms of Housing (as Does Everyone Else)

Creative solutions to senior housing could combat loneliness, provide greater support, and better align with the needs of an aging population. bit.ly/3Je6F9a

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Boomers Need Alternative Forms of Housing (as Does Everyone Else)
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A new survey shows that older retirement investors tend to be overly pessimistic about stocks, which likely affects their preferred asset allocation. But comparable data suggest that they actually hold more in stocks than they would prefer. bit.ly/45ABigw @jacksonnational.bsky.social

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Why Do Desired Stock Allocations Differ from Actual Holdings?
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New CRR Brief: "Why Do Desired Stock Allocations Differ from Actual Holdings?" bit.ly/45ABigw

As people increasingly rely on their 401(k) assets for retirement, their exposure to market risk is a key issue.
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Why Do Desired Stock Allocations Differ from Actual Holdings?
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Creative solutions to senior housing could combat loneliness, provide greater support, and better align with the needs of an aging population. bit.ly/3Je6F9a

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"There’s evidence that Americans may live longer than Social Security trustees expect. What it means for future benefits." latest @marketwatch.com blog post by CRR senior advisor Alicia Munnell: on.mktw.net/46Q1eqN

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There’s evidence that Americans may live longer than Social Security trustees expect. What it means for future benefits.
What if people live longer than the Social Security Trustees assume?
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