Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
8 Fast-Growing Expenses for Retirees, Ranked
By John ManganaroAll Americans are confronting inflation, but seniors have faced a particularly pernicious price crunch since 2010.
July 11, 2024
Social Security COLA Estimate for 2025 Drops to 2.7% on Cooler Inflation DataLower inflation in June has pushed down the projected adjustment to retirement benefits next year.
July 02, 2024
6 New Social Security Bills in Congress NowOne bill would eliminate taxes on benefits; another could fast-track cuts.
June 27, 2024
12 Insights Into Boomers' Retirement RealitiesTheir relative contentment can mask deeper challenges, a new survey finds.
June 25, 2024
New Social Security Bill Calls for Study of Inflation ImpactA Social Security advocate called the bill "a smokescreen to confuse seniors."
June 24, 2024
Two Social Security Claiming Case Studies, One ConclusionWhile it's not true in every situation, the math shows that many people should wait to collect benefits.
June 13, 2024
Kotlikoff: Advisors Do Retirement Planning All WrongSocial Security and 401(k)s should be scrapped, too, the professor says, laying out his alternative retirement plan.
June 12, 2024
Social Security COLA Estimate for 2025 Drops to 3%The new COLA projection is based on the latest CPI data, which showed inflation cooled in May.