Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
The 2025 Social Security COLA Is Out. Here Are More Numbers You Need to Know.
By John ManganaroThe annual COLA tends to get the most attention, but the SSA has made other key updates.
August 30, 2024
Retirement Looks Precarious for Most in Middle Class: StudyOnly a quarter of Americans earning $50,000 to $199,000 strongly agreed that they were on track to save enough.
August 28, 2024
Social Security Funds Will Last Until 2034: CBOThe agency's new annual projection adds one year to Social Security's solvency outlook.
August 06, 2024
Real Social Security Talk with NARSSA Co-Founder Martha SheddenOn this episode of the Ask the Retirement Expert podcast, ThinkAdvisor Senior Reporter John Manganaro speaks with Martha Shedden, president and co-founder at the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, about the past, present and future of Social Security.
May 31, 2024
Good Options for 'Saving' Social Security Are Disappearing Fast: Alicia MunnellThe choices get harder the longer lawmakers wait, the Center for Retirement Research director warns.
May 23, 2024
How Worrying Is the New Social Security Trustees Report?Congress should act now to shore up the program as the funding shortfall won't self-correct, actuaries say.
May 07, 2024
8 Positive Findings Hiding in the Social Security Trustees ReportThe big picture is admittedly bleak, but there are also bright spots in the new yearly projections.
May 06, 2024
Social Security Retirement Fund Will Run Dry in 2033: Trustees ReportThere are bright spots in the new projections, but the news remains troubling, Social Security experts say.