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Your State Pension Is Not Fully Protected Under Law

State and local government pensions assure workers and retirees that they enjoy the same protections as the comprehensive federal law, ERISA provides to corporate participants. That’s simply not true. Don’t count on state law to protect your retirement security. #thevillasgesflretirement #thevillagesfl

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With Medicare Undecided On Whether To Pay, Alzheimer’s Drug Maker Biogen Offers Free Doses

A funny thing happened on the way to that $56,00-a-year Alzheimer’s drug: Payers are reluctant to pay, providers are reluctant to prescribe, and the price is coming down—at least for some patients. #thevillasgesflretirement #thevillagesfl

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Ask Larry: When Will My Social Security Retirement Benefit Be Recalculated?

Today’s column addresses questions about recalculation of benefits after earning continuing income, how the family maximum that can be claimed on a single record is calculated and how divorced spousal benefits are calculated for business owners. #thevillasgesflretirement #thevillagesfl

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Ask Larry: What Will Happen To Our Social Security Benefits If My Wife Retires Now?

Today’s column addresses questions about the effect of no longer earning income on Social Security benefits, spousal benefit eligibility when a spouse’s disability benefit converts to a standard retirement benefit and the potential availability of divorced spousal benefits. #thevillasgesflretirement #thevillagesfl

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Ask Larry: Will My Spousal Benefit Reduce My Wife’s Social Security Retirement Benefit?

Today’s column addresses questions about spousal benefits’ effects on the record holder’s retirement benefits, when the Windfall Elimination Provisions (WEP)’s effects can be lessened or removed and when survivor’s benefits may be available. #thevillasgesflretirement #thevillagesfl

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Ask Larry: Do Retirement Benefits Taken After Spousal Benefits Include Social Security’s COLAs?

Today’s column addresses questions about whether cost of living allowances are applied to retirement benefits at 70 after receiving spousal benefits, taking divorced spousal benefits after disability benefits and the availability of survivor’s benefits after taking spousal benefits. #thevillasgesflretirement #thevillagesfl

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