Pensions are Getting the Ax

May 13, 2013 by Tim Turner | Leave a Comment

Every week we see new stories about getting the pensions AXED by their employer, the bankruptcy court, or by government.  Many times this is happening to people ALREADY RETIRED that have already been receiving their pensions. How is this possible???? Well, one way is when the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp (PBGC) takes over the pension because the employer has gone Read More >>

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Social Security Administration – SSA

May 11, 2013 by Tim Turner | Leave a Comment

I think most everyone knows this, but the Social Security Administration (SSA) is in charge of your Social Security benefits.   So you want to visit the Social Security Administration website to do things like: Apply for your benefits Learn more about Social Security Run some basic benefit calculations Learn about Survivor benefits Learn about disability benefits You can also learn Read More >>

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Welcome to our Retirement Community

March 22, 2013 by Tim Turner | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Retirement Community! Torrid Technologies is starting this blog community to provide a place for our customers and the general public to discuss issues related to retirement and investing. Some of the topics we want people to discuss in this community include: 401(k) Plans (sometimes abbreviated 401k Plans) 72(t) plans filed with the IRS Annuity Annuities Fiduciary Responsibilities Read More >>

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