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Benchmark Bulletin
May 2022 Benchmark Bulletin
Addressing the Social Security funding shortfall will require difficult choices.
April 2022 Benchmark Bulletin
The labor force participation rate peaked in 2000 and plummeted at the onset of the pandemic.
March 2022 Benchmark Bulletin
Inflation Cuts into Wage Gains Even solid wage gains can be lost to the effects of inflation. Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2022 Here are a few key cost-of-living adjustments announced by the IRS for 2022. ...
February 2022 Benchmark Bulletin
U.S. home prices increased at a record rate in August 2021 and continued strong growth in the fall.
January 2022 Benchmark Bulletin
The 2022 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is the largest in 40 years.
December 2021 Benchmark Bulletin
After being largely dormant, inflation roared back in 2021; for perspective, it may be helpful to look at a longer period of time.
November 2021 Benchmark Bulletin
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have increased much faster than general inflation, but the percentage paid by workers has dropped.
Oct. 2021 Benchmark Bulletin
About 23% of retirees don’t plan to spend down their assets during retirement. Here are their reasons.
September 2021 Benchmark Bulletin
Here are some interesting facts about state individual income tax rates.