Periodic additions to income payments that enable recipients to purchase the same amount and quality of goods and services over time despite inflation. As experienced by older Americans, Cost of Living Adjustments are annual increases to Social Security benefits and other income payments that reflect the previous year’s inflation rate in urban areas. Although a common perception is that older persons dependent on Social Security are protected from losing purchasing power, in actuality, after a few years they often cannot maintain the level of retirement standard of living they had upon retirement and experience increases in their cost of living greater than increases in their retirement income. (more…)

Americans are increasingly become aware and responsible for their retirement wealth. Many of us are know that the prospect of living with social security income and a employer pension plan is reduced dramatically and not attractive. More and more pensioners and retirees are less put trust on traditional sources of income; saving for retirement and work part time are seen to be more attractive. But the condition for future pensioners and retirees will be getting worsened. Given the desire to build a large nest egg for retirement was the need to build a replacement income. (more…)