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The Social Security Maximum–How Do You Get it?
The previous news article on this site addressed the ways one can beat the average Social Security monthly benefit amount, while this nasdaq.com article (also by The Motley Fool’s Christy Bieber) takes a look at the highest monthly benefit available…
Social Security Monthly Benefits–Beating the Average
The 2022 average monthly Social Security benefit is $1661. That’s a mathematical product, but that doesn’t od course mean you’ll be locked into that level of Social Security income when you reach that point. There are ways to elevate your…
Social Security IQ Test…A Good Idea to Brush up on the Basics
As we get set to head into the second half of 2022, and as we look ahead–optimistically–to a heightened degree of interest in a new Congress to seriously address Social Security’s financial woes, it seems reasonable to expect that the…
Social Security Fundamentals
Let’s start with a massive understatement…Social Security is complex. There are thousands of filing rules, and hundreds of thousands of pages that delve into the logic and intent of those filing rules. But complexity aside, there are a few very…
A Different View of Social Security
Most people, when they think about their eventual receipt of Social Security benefits, tend to look at them as simply retirement benefits…a monthly source of income to meet living expenses in their later years. But, as The Motley Fool’s Adam…
COLA Watch 2023…An Even Higher Projection!
We’re getting set to go into the third quarter of the year, and that of course is the measurement period Social Security uses to calculate what the cost-of-living adjustment for the coming benefit year will be. And no surprise, the…
For Those Approaching Social Security…
It’s a big, complicated program, for sure. And as a result of its inherent complexity, there are some basics anyone looking ahead to signing up for Social Security benefits should be aware of. In an article posted on futureofpersonalhealth.com titled…
More on the Social Security Privatization Issue
Today’s Headline post discusses the opinions of several election-year candidates regarding the issue of privatizing Social Security and the emergence of this issue as a campaign talking point. Taking this discussion a step further, GoBankingRates.com contributor Vance Cariaga offers additional…
Retirement Advice from Those Who’ve Achieved It
Word-of-mouth serves so many purposes as we approach decisions during our life journey. It’s often a good idea to look beyond the hype and the pundits to get an unvarnished perspective on how things really work. And that truism also…
House Ways & Means Announces 6/29 Discussion on Social Security
ADVISORY: GOP Meeting: Democrats’ Partisan Approach to Social Security Hurts Current and Future Workers Democrats’ proposals heap tax hikes on workers and job creators, fail to put Social Security programs on sustainable footing Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep.…