Tag: retirement age

New Green Sprout Plant Growth in Cracked Concrete and Shading a Big Tree Shadow on the Concrete

With the projected depletion of the Social Security trust fund assets in the 2030s, policymakers are looking for ways to bridge the gap.  One of the major proposals is to increase the retirement age.  Certainly, with average life expectancy increasing, longer careers could be one way to ensure an adequate retirement with less reliance on…

Construction worker on a telephone pole

Financial advisers often encourage older workers to delay signing up for their Social Security as long as possible to maximize their monthly income. But several of our blog’s readers point out, rightly, that this isn’t always possible for people in physically taxing jobs. Blue-collar workers are in a real Catch-22, caught between the unforgiving financia…