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A To-Do List for Congress
Well, it’s last on the list, but Social Security (and Medicare) reform made it onto Congress’s 2026 priorities list… at least on the list of pressing congressional matters compiled by PBS NewsHour correspondent Lisa Desjardins and posted on their website…
Retirement Savings Alert: 2026 Provides More Opportunities
If you’re looking to improve your financial position for that future retirement, you’ll be pleased to know that there are additional opportunities in place for 2026. On the upside, contribution limits for 401(k) and IRA plans and health savings accounts…
Social Security Report Continues its Mission
The AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Report (SSR) website is a news aggregator service that channels relevant news to readers interested in Social Security’s policies, regulations, and breaking news. The website’s role is to connect interested parties to the content of…
How Criminal Convictions and Incarceration Affect Social Security Benefits
For those convicted of a crime and sentenced to incarceration for more than a short jail term, there are rules in place governing Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. Economic Times Global Desk reporter Piyush Shukla outlines…
State-Level Taxation of Social Security Benefits–An Update
Taxation of Social Security benefits is a continually evolving issue, with the recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act adding some confusion, at least regarding the federal income tax on Social Security benefits. You probably know by now that a workaround…
Social Security’ 2026 changes: How they affect higher and lower earners
Each year, Social Security undergoes a series of parameter changes that have an across-the-board impact on all beneficiaries. That’s simply part of keeping the massive program at least partly synchronized with the national economy. There are two key changes, though,…
Proposed Social Security Legislation Would Increase Benefits, Raise Taxes
New legislation has been proposed by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) that would increase benefits for Social Security recipients by adding an estimated $ 150 per month to payments and modifying the current cost-of-living methodology to reflect cost categories more appropriate…
Beefing Up Your Social Security Monthly Benefit Payment
Many folks are aware that Social Security is part of one’s overall retirement financial planning, accounting for about 40% of one’s pre-retirement income. Given its place in overall retirement finances, some steps can be taken to ensure that Social Security…
Spousal Benefits and the Impact of Changes in Marital Status
As if Social Security rules were not complex enough, there’s a segment of the rulebook that makes the basic spousal benefit segment even more complicated. Some of the intricacies could reduce benefits in certain circumstances, and others could eliminate them.…
Understanding (and adapting to) this year’s Social Security changes
In addition to its everyday complexities, Social Security changes each year. Some of these changes are based on legislation (e.g., changes in the full retirement age), others are intended to keep the program aligned with the economy (e.g., cost-of-living adjustments).…