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Making this Social Security mistake could be costing you thousands of dollars
After paying into Social Security throughout your working life understandably you cannot wait to start getting money back from the program. However, too many people rush to sign up for benefits as soon as they turn 62 without considering the…
Social Security for Dummies
The yellow “For Dummies” books were a mega hit in the early 1990s. People loved the way complex topics and issues were explained in easy to understand English. Now enter Social Security, a complex and widely misunderstood program. Having taught high school…
Millennials Underestimate Social Security
The belief that Social Security won’t be there for Millennials (those born between 1979 and 2000) is widespread. But does it match reality? Liz Weston of NerdWallet notes the real fear is that a hopelessness about retirement savings overall will…
Social Security Fix Proposed
Franklin Roosevelt said this of The Social Security Act: “[it] does not offer anyone … an easy life — nor was it ever intended so to do.” Thus from the very beginning in the 1930s the program was only designed…
It’s Myth-busting time again with regard to Social Security
Just because you’ve heard the same line for years with regard to Social Security does not make it true. In fact, misinformation can hamper confidence in the program; it can alter the way political leaders try to deal with the…
Happy Labor Day from Social Security Report
Monday, September 2, 2019 is the 125th anniversary of Labor Day being celebrated as a national holiday. Often regarded as the unofficial end to summer, it is a day set aside to celebrate and honor the American worker, constituting a yearly national tribute…
About disability benefits, and how they might stop
There are really two separate Federal disability programs – Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), which is a Federal benefit earned by workers, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is a means-tested program program, coordinated with your State, for those who…
How reduced Social Security benefits happen
Most articles about Social Security you see will put a lot of emphasis on how to maximize your benefits. In this Yahoo! Finance article by The Motley Fool’s Christy Bieber, the author takes a bit of a different approach and…
Social Security myth-busting, by an expert
Renowned Social Security expert Devin Carroll takes on seven common myths those of us who advise on Social Security matters hear frequently in this important article appearing at MarketWatch. How true his observation that if you say something often enough…
A Social Security Basic: When should I claim benefits?
“When should I claim Social Security?” is right on top of the list of questions most frequently asked of The AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory staff. And that’s because there’s no single answer that is right for everyone – everyone’s personal situation…