American Academy of Actuaries -- http://www.actuary.org
Information about retirement planning. Plus information to help you intelligently participate in the debate about the future of Social Security.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College -- http://www.bc.edu/crr
Research on Social Security and other retirement issues for policymakers and the public. Are you saving enough for retirement?
AARP Social Security Center -- http://www.aarp.org/socialsecurity
Retirement planning. Is Social Security really broken? Plus, the truth about "The Notch".
United Seniors Association -- http://www.unitedseniors.org
Conservative seniors group's views on Social Security and Medicare benefits and other retirement issues.
Michigan Retirement Research Center -- http://www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu
Research and education resource for Social Security, pension, and retirement-related policies.
AARP Bulletin -- http://www.aarp.org/bulletin
Up-to-date information about Social Security, Medicare and other retirement issues.
Social Security.com -- http://www.socialsecurity.com/asktheexpert.html
Answers to common questions about Social Security, from benefits consultant Stanley A. Tomkiel, III.
American Savings Education Council -- http://www.asec.org/toolshm.htm
ASEC's advice on saving for retirement. Social Security should be only one leg of a three-legged stool, with pensions, and personal savings and investments.
FrancesPerkins.org: Retirement Benefits -- http://retirement.francesperkins.org
Answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security retirement benefits.
The Best is Yet Net -- http://www.thebestisyet.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/pando19/start.cgi/ttt5.htm
Relatively simple shifts in a retiree's investment strategy can reduce taxes on Social Security benefits.
U. S. Railroad Retirement Board -- http://www.rrb.gov
Information for railroad workers, retirees, and their families. The RRB, a federal agency, administers a separate social security system for employees of the railroad industry.
Metlife: About Social Security -- http://www.metlife.com/applications/corporate/wps/cda/pagegenerator/0,1674,p1999,00.html
Social Security's and Medicare's roles in planning for financial security in retirement.
ElderWeb: Social Security -- http://www.elderweb.com/default.php?pageid=829&version=0&font=0
Information about Social Security benefits: the Notch, Social Security reform, what you need to know when you get benefits.
National Education Association -- http://www.nea.org/socialsecurity/
Public school teachers in 15 states receive lower Social Security benefits because of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision. See what the NEA thinks of that.
Senior Journal -- http://www.seniorjournal.com/socialsecurity.htm
News, information and opinion on Social Security.
What is a Notch Baby? -- http://www.francesperkins.org/notch.html
What is the notch? Whose benefits does it cut? Will it ever be changed?
Social Security Administration -- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/
Official site, with news, trends, budget, publications, and comparison with similar systems in more than 170 countries.
Social Security Administration - Compute Your Benefit -- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oact/anypia/compute.html
Social Security benefit estimate program, ANYPIA, for personal computers.
Social Security Administration - Your Statement -- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement/
Information about the annual automatic Social Security statement, an official estimate of future benefits.
Social Security Administration - Information in Other Languages -- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/multilanguage/
Information about Social Security is available in many languages in addition to English and Spanish.
Social Security Administration - Benefit Application -- https://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/isba3/wwwrmain.shtml
Official online application for benefits.
Q & A with Dorothy J. Clark of the Social Security Administration -- http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/socialsecurity/
Dorothy Clark is Social Security's public affairs specialist in Wilton Manors, Florida.
Austin Senior Advocate -- http://www.senioradvocatenews.com/ss.html
Social Security column by Betty Grubbs.
University of Alabama Law School -- http://www.uaelderlaw.org/ssi.html
Legal counsel for the elderly on Social Security and other government programs.
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging -- http://aging.senate.gov/
The Committee conducts oversight of Social Security.
Teachers and Social Security -- http://www.francesperkins.org/teachers
In several states, public school teachers receive lower Social Security benefits because they do not pay into Social Security. Information about these rules. Plus Medicare eligibility for teachers.
Social Security Administration - Section 419(c) of Public Law 108-203 -- https://www.socialsecurity.gov/slge/
Social Security Protection Act of 2004 requires government employers to disclose effects of Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset to new employees hired for jobs not covered by Social Security.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Social Security -- http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/socsec.htm
Primarily offers articles and analyses of the US social security system.
AARP - Social Security Blog -- http://aarp.typepad.com/socialsecurity/
Addresses Social Security issues, research, news, and reform.
William M. Mercer: Social Security and Medicare Update -- http://www.imercer.com/socialsecurity/2005projectedfigures.asp
Automatic adjustments to Social Security and Medicare for 2005. Projections for 2006.
Medicare and Prescription Help -- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp/
Extra help with prescription drug costs for people who need it most.
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