Melanie Bolster
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Melanie Bolster
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- September 9, 2025
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median number of years that wage and salary workers aged 25 and older had been with their current employer in January 2024 was 3.9 years, down from 4.1 years in 2022 and the lowest since January 2002. With this pace of…
- September 2, 2025
According to the Social Security Administration, Social Security retirement benefits replace, on average, 40 percent of an individual’s pre-retirement income. As a general rule, the longer you wait to begin claiming these benefits, the larger the monthly benefit you will ultimately receive. While this principle seems simple enough, the types…