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MARGENAU: Your Friends and Neighbors Are Wrong!
Here is a bit of advice from a guy who gives Social Security advice for a living. Don’t take any advice from your friends or neighbors about Social Security. It’s […]
GOLDMAN: I’m Bored of AI — What’s Next?
I don’t know who invented AI, but they did a very good job of it. All I hear about and read about and worry about these days is AI. Really! It’s in my computer. It’s in my phone. It’s in my car. It’s in my refrigerator. It’s in […]
MARGENAU: Babies of “Notch Babies”
This is going to be a column about the infamous “notch babies.” I thought this issue had died, because frankly, almost everyone affected by this glitch in Social Security law has died. […]
GOLDMAN: Clean Up Your Desk — Mess Up Your Life
It’s a question as old as time. Which is a better indicator of your performance on the job — a messy desk or a neat desk? The messy-desk people say that mountains of papers and […]
MARGENAU: Social Security Clickbait
I’m sure you’ve seen these little teaser links on the Internet that can sometimes be too irresistible to ignore. They have catchy titles like “20 Celebrities Who Have a Secret […]
GOLDMAN: Multiple Reasons Not to Multitask in 2026
Here’s what you do. Stand up at your desk. Pat your head and rub your tummy (counter-clockwise, please.) Now sing “All You Need is Love” while you jump up and down. If […]
MARGENAU: Turning Full Retirement Age in 2026? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2026. January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of […]
GOLDMAN: Welcome to 2026 — Keep Your Head Down and Your Shoes Off
It’s a new year and a new dress code. Nobody cares what you wear to work. What matters now is what you don’t wear. Especially when it comes to that critical area below your […]
MARGENAU: Social Security Update for 2026
It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates scheduled for the following year. I already discussed […]
GOLDMAN: 2026 Career Disasters You Just Might Avoid
You’re one of the lucky ones. You have a job. You also have a worry. Will the job you have at the start of 2026 be the job you have at the […]
MARGENAU: Some Light Reading for the Holidays
Around this time of year, who wants to read about boring old Social Security rules and regulations? So instead, I thought I’d share a few funny stories from the career of an […]
GOLDMAN: Ignore These 2026 Career Resolutions — I Dare You
Looking for New Year’s resolutions? Didn’t think so. There are just too many experts with too many suggestions for how a few resolute changes in your attitude at home or your performance […]
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