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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 […]
MARGENAU: How Social Security Has Evolved
I continually remind my readers that they shouldn’t worry too much when they read or hear reports of Social Security’s imminent collapse. Once Congress works up the nerve to deal with the […]
GOLDMAN: Diet Your Way to Success
May I tell you about my diet? It’s simple, really. I eat Keto on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I eat Paleo on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On Sunday, I don’t eat anything at all. Because I drink […]
MARGENAU: Protecting Your Right to Benefits
This column will discuss a special procedure that the Social Security Administration routinely uses to help individuals protect their rights to potential benefits. It’s called a “protective filing date.” In a nutshell, […]
GOLDMAN: Falling In Love with the Office — Again
Still working from home and loving it? There’s a word for people like you. The word is “old.” You’re old because when you started your career the only way to do your […]
MARGENAU: How to Handle Social Security Issues When Someone Dies
Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they have so many other things on their minds. I’m talking […]
GOLDMAN: Socializing Out of the Office? You’re Out of Your Mind
Are you an innie or an outie? If you watch “Severance,” you’ll definitely know. The hit TV show is about people who undergo brain surgery to separate their lives into two parts — an innie, […]
MARGENAU: Giving Thanks for Social Security
It has become a bit of a tradition for me to run an annual Thanksgiving column. I always think this is a good time of the year to remind people […]
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