Social Security and Medicare, are the two most expensive federal social programs, and it has been recently announced that they will run out of money three years earlier than original estimates indicated. Trustees estimated that Social Security will run out of funds in the year 2033, and Medicare will be insolvent in 2024. More and more pressure is being put on lawmakers to reform these programs for millions of Americans, so that future retirees have a security net for their retirement years.
It is extremely important to get your portfolio and documents reviewed by a financial adviser and an attorney, to make sure you will not be ready if these programs go away. Please call Skillern Law Firm today to set up an appointment.
See Reuters, US Retirement Fund to Run Dry Earlier: Trustees, CNBC, Apr. 23, 2012.
