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MARGENAU: Simple and Smart Update
Readers are always asking me if I could recommend a good book about Social Security. I always steer them to the best book out there. It’s called “Social Security Simple […]
GOLDMAN: No Breathing, Please — We’re Working
It doesn’t matter if they’re managing you from across the office or from across the country, having a boss telling you what to do and when to do it is bad. What’s worse is having a […]
MARGENAU: Retroactive Benefits Not a Big Deal
I just don’t get people’s fascination with retroactive Social Security retirement benefits. I can understand that on the surface, the idea of getting a big retroactive check from the government […]
GOLDMAN: Your Company Needs a Baddie — How About You?
Did you see the latest video from the Staples Baddie? If you didn’t, you must have read the story about her in The New York Times. Headlined, “How Exciting Can Office Supplies Really Be? Ask […]
MARGENAU: Disability Claims Get Reviewed
For a couple of different reasons, a claim for Social Security disability benefits may be reviewed. One is what the Social Security Administration calls a “quality assurance review.” The other is what the […]
GOLDMAN: Turned-On by an Off-Site?
It doesn’t matter what job you have; you must agree. The worst day of the entire year is the day your company whisks you off to some distant location for an off-site. An off-site […]
MARGENAU: Social Security Benefits Rarely Cut
In prior columns, I gave readers a brief history of Social Security by highlighting the major changes to the program brought about by annual amendments to the original Social Security […]
GOLDMAN: LinkedOut
I have a question for someone like you. What are the job prospects for someone like me? Here’s a quick rundown. I’m someone with zero motivation. Someone with few skills and fewer abilities. Someone […]
MARGENAU: Questions About Spousal Benefits Never Stop
I’ve been saving up questions I’ve gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It’s an issue I’ve covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. […]
HAYES: Fighting With My AI Email Assistant
Hey! I’m your AI email assistant. Do you want me to summarize this email for you? No. Your aunt sent her flight times for next Thursday and is interested in getting lunch with her […]
MARGENAU: Some Oddball Questions
As I’ve pointed out before, I usually find myself answering the same questions over and over again. But I’ve saved up a couple of oddball questions — and here they are. But first, I want […]
GOLDMAN: Will ‘Peanut Butter Raises’ Put You in a Jam?
Spread the news! Companies across the country are no longer rewarding better performance with bigger raises. That’s right! The concept of merit pay no longer has merit. Instead, all employees, good, bad and indifferent, will be […]
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