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The Day – Norwich Human Services Director Lee-Ann Gomes to retire after one-year delay

Norwich — The past year has been one like no other for staff at the city Human Services Department, much different than what Director Lee-Ann Gomes had anticipated a year ago. Gomes had planned to retire last spring but quickly put that plan on hold when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, throwing people out of work and in […]

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This is how much climate change is hurting retirement savings

The last few hurricane seasons have been white-knuckle events for Reed Galin, which might seem odd since the 67-year-old media producer lives just outside Nashville, Tennessee. Not exactly “Hurricane Alley.” Galin’s concern was for his parents, both living at the time in Juno Beach, Fla. His father, Sherman, was a particular worry; he was in

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How Does My Wife Switch From Social Security Retirement Benefits To Spousal Benefits?

Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about ‘switching’ from a retirement benefit to a spousal benefit, filing retroactively and then immediately suspending and what benefits might be available on records of ex spouses. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security

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