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More than half of elderly married couples and nearly 75 percent single retirees depend on Social Security for the majority of their income in retirement. “Women disproportionately rely on Social Security in retirement,” said Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, which advocates for the expansion of the program. In …

Even on bread-and-butter fiscal issues like Social Security and Medicare, the candidates managed to trade insults. Clinton suggested that Trump would avoid paying taxes if she was able to raise the maximum taxable cap on annual earnings, which is $118,500 this year and $127,200 next year, for Social Security payroll …

Couples’ claiming choices are dwindling. The once-popular “file and suspend” strategy went away this spring. Another, called a “restricted application,” is now only available if at least one partner was age 62 before January 2, 2016. But you still have the option to claim your own benefit, or collect an …

You don’t always get to choose when you retire, she said. A job layoff, health problems or caregiving for an aging parent could force you out of the workplace earlier than expected. If you’re leaving the workforce midcareer to care for children or an aging parent, keep a hand in …

When to claim Social Security is one of the most important decisions retirees can make. Many websites offer free estimates of how much you may receive depending on what age you decide to take benefits. Researchers from the Social Security Administration reviewed six popular online tools to compare their estimates …

If you’re an older American still saddled with student loan debt, your government benefits could be taking a hit. A new report from the Government Accountability Office has found that tens of thousands of senior Americans have their Social Security benefits garnished hundreds of dollars each month in order to …

A major shift I’ve observed taking place in both the paid search and social advertising industry is a move toward relationship marketing. Brands can no longer be available to customers only when they’re ready to convert. Advertisers must now be ready and willing to provide value to their customer’s days, …

Dozens of fossils from a bird-like theropod dinosaur known as Avimimus have been unearthed in a single bonebed in Mongolia, providing strong evidence that they were gregarious, social beings. Avimimus lived in the Upper Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia, approximately 70 million years ago. This artist’s rendering shows a …

A team of researchers at Linköping University in Sweden has identified two genomic regions and five candidate genes associated with dog’s human-directed social behaviors. Interestingly, four of these genes are also related to social behavior disorders in humans. The work by M.E. Persson et al is the first genome-wide study …

There should be a term for how, given long enough, every social app adds a chat feature. Maybe “Carson’s Law”, named after Johnny Carson, the king of chit-chat on late night TV. Well, Imgur’s time has come. The content discovery site where 150 million monthly users upvote the best memes, …