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Delaying Social Security? When do you Break Even?

No issue may be more important than WHEN one begins Social Security benefits, as it determines monthly income for the rest of one’s life, and perhaps longer for a surviving spouse. Keith Speights explains it all here and has a…

Expert Weighs In: Social Security in 5 and 10 Years

Andrew Lisa peers into the crystal ball and opines that little will change with Social Security in the next 5 years. Beneficiaries will receive automatic annual cost of living adjustments (COLAs) just as they have since 1975. The 2024 benefit…

The Scoop on Social Security’s Viability

Maurie Backman notes 53% of pre-retirees expressed concern about Social Security’s long-term viability based on a recent Nationwide survey. The fear is palpable as the program is barreling toward financial insolvency. Benefits will be slashed 23% for all automatically in about…

How Much in Savings Do You Need to Retire?

Developing a retirement plan can seem like a daunting task, especially for those who are still far way from their golden years. Nevertheless, it’s important to start thinking about retirement even as you pursue your early career, because your nest…

About Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is an especially hot topic during these days of high inflation, largely because so many seniors are struggling with higher prices on most everything they buy. The 2023 COLA increase of 8,7% was…

Social Security’s Online Tools

There’s little doubt that the world is inexorably moving “online,” using the internet for just about everything under the sun. For example, shopping for both food and merchandise is just a click away with fast, often same day, delivery right…

Social Security Reform – Disparate Ideas

By now, just about everyone has heard that financial troubles are on Social Security’s horizon and, thus, those troubles are also looming for current and future beneficiaries. Hard to miss that, considering the news is all over the media these…

Know Your Social Security Fundamentals!

Social Security is a labyrinth of rules and regulations, sometimes seemingly mysterious, and perhaps outside the ability of the average American to align with their personal situation and decide when to claim. However, knowledge is power, as the saying goes,…

Avoiding Social Security Claiming Mistakes

Social Security is a necessarily complex federal program providing benefits to over 65 million people every month, with rules robust enough to handle every possible claiming scenario. The one thing Social Security is not is a “one-size-fits-all” program – everyone’s…

Retiring Early Isn’t Always a Good Choice

For most, as they migrate into the latter part of a long and sometimes stressful career, dreams of early retirement consume our leisure hour thoughts, imagining a “life of Reilly” in our golden years. For others, the thought of retiring…

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