Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
March 20, 2024
HSA Planning After 55: What Your Clients Might Not KnowWhile most employees are familiar with the account's tax benefits, issues specific to older workers are often ignored.
March 19, 2024
These Data Points Show That Social Security Income Is EssentialThe importance of these benefits across the wealth spectrum is clear, despite debate on how to fund them.
March 19, 2024
When Delayed Social Security Claiming Doesn't Go as PlannedWhat happens when a couple decides to delay one benefit until 70 and a spouse dies early?
March 19, 2024
How to Help Women Claim Social Security in 4 Different SituationsHow advisors explain clients' benefit claiming options can make or break financial success in their 80s and beyond.
March 14, 2024
Social Security Claiming: The Case of the Public PensionPension income can complicate the planning picture, especially if the employer didn't pay into Social Security.
March 12, 2024
Social Security 2025 COLA Estimate Jumps to 2.4%Higher-than-expected inflation in February has pushed the 2025 Social Security COLA projection up meaningfully.
March 11, 2024
Biden Budget Calls for Protecting Social Security, as Trump Supports CutsHigher-earning Americans should pay more in Social Security taxes, Biden says.
March 06, 2024
New House GOP Budget Includes Fiscal Commission to Mull Social Security CutsThe budget resolution "will be DOA in the Senate," a Social Security advocate says.
February 29, 2024
Social Security Claiming: The Case of the Age and Earnings GapGreg is seven years older and earns more than his wife, Alice. When should they file for benefits?
February 28, 2024
Retirement 'American Style' Means Work and Poverty: GhilarducciWorking longer won't solve the retirement security problem, the economist said.