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Planning for College? Consider This Option
Will your children or grandchildren be prepared for retirement in 40 to 60 years? Are they too young for you to think about that? Perhaps not. Can they count on Social Security? Can they count on their employer providing a retirement plan or the stock market...
Security Mutual Life Announces Company’s 2017 Results
(Binghamton, NY • February 28, 2018) Security Mutual Life has completed another successful year in its 131-year history of helping the Company’s policyholders achieve the long-term financial security goals they have set for themselves, their families and their...
The 5 Most Common Mistakes When Claiming Social Security
When it comes to claiming Social Security, one thing is abundantly clear: every situation is different. And that’s a big reason so many people end up confused. by William F. Rainaldi, CFP® Regional Vice President
The Dow Dips
"It was the scariest day on Wall Street in years." That's how CNN described the Dow dip that took place on February 5. However, the stock market is known for these "dips," and the February 5 dip was not a once-in-a-lifetime event. So how do you help protect yourself...
Security Mutual Life Employees Have Heart!
(Binghamton, NY • February 2, 2018) Today Security Mutual employees donned their red clothes and accessories in support of National Wear Red Day®. Earlier in the week, employees hosted a number of activities within the Company to help raise heart health awareness,...
Change Creates Opportunity
If change creates opportunity, then this year should be one for the record books. Three days before Christmas, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became the law of the land. Good news for business owners: The corporate tax rate was literally sliced from 35 percent to 21...
Security Mutual Life Lights Up with Heartfelt Message
(Binghamton, NY • January 26, 2018) Beginning tonight and throughout the month of February, Security Mutual Life will be lighting the top of its home office building in red in recognition of National Wear Red Day® and American Heart Month. “It’s a very simple way of...
When Tea for Two Becomes Tea for One…
We recognize that the cost of living is not going down. Yet, retirement plan distribution options often provide a smaller benefit to the surviving spouse. Even our Social Security benefits are reduced to the surviving spouse. So how can you help protect against loss...