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Top Financial Expert Conducts AARP Financial Resilience Session

Do you want a secure retirement? Are you ready to achieve financial resilience as you venture into your next chapter of life? Then you might want to enjoy an AARP Financial Freedom workshop!

On May 21, in the midst of Older Americans Month, AARP Delaware 's State Director and top volunteer visited Capitol Hill to urge Rep. Carney and Sens. Coons and Carper to back bills, including the Older Americans Act, that can help Americans live their best lives.

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Our elected officials in Washington are considering adopting "chained CPI" as part of a budget deal, and AARP has created a new online calculator to show Americans how much they would lose if our legislators changed the way the cost-of-living adjustment is calculated for Social Security and veteran's benefits. By entering their age and estimated annual benefit, users can see how much less they would receive over the years if chained CPI is adopted.

AARP’s Public Policy Institute has released The Middle Class Security Project, a report comprised of eight research initiatives funded or conducted by the Institute. The report focuses on strengthening the financial security of the Middle Class as they age and highlights significant problems faced by this group. AARP CEO Barry Rand spoke about the organization’s efforts regarding this issue at the National Press Club on Jan. 15, 2013.

AARP’s Vice President for Financial Security Jean Setzfand joined the Delaware State Office in October for two days of interviews, meetings and workshops designed to educate Delawareans on the value of planning for retirement and the many options and tools available to consumers from AARP.