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Why a bigger Social Security COLA isn’t necessarily a win - The Motley Fool
The Social Security Administration COLA is determined by comparing the average Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the third quarter of the current year to the same period in the previous year, and applying the percentage increase to Social Security benefits. Even as we are barely into the third quarter of 2026, estimates are for a 4.7 percent COLA for 2027. Maurie Backman, writing for The Motley Fool, asks if a higher COLA is truly good news for Social Security recipients. Read Ms. Backman’s article here…
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