Over the past one or two years, many corporations all around the planet have shed millions of jobs, having an impact on the economy. Others settled on self employment since the competition for landing a job has become harder. In addition to that, self employed retirement plans has additionally started to become a trend for many individuals. One of the benefits of self employment is that you're your own manager and there are no subordinates to drag you down. You earn precisely what you worked for without the hassle of being under somebody else.
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Listening, today, to CNN, it's been reported that the fastest growing component of the workforce is folks over 75. This is an outgrowth of inadequacy in Social Security benefits and shrinking pension payouts.
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While I'm taking note of the fact that I'll be receiving a 5.8% cost of living increase in my Social Security payments come January 2009, I have to laugh. This is touted as the largest increase in 25 years, but falls well short of real inflation. No one seems to know exactly what the "real inflation" rate is. But you can be certain it isn't nearly as low as 5.8%. Continue Reading »
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Retirement Career Planning? Sounds like an oxymoron doesn't it? But more older people actually are not thinking about retirement, but about their next career. Unlike their parents who worked for the same company up until they retired, many of today’s older generation are looking for a more fulfilling life than they have experienced in their current profession. Continue Reading »
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