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Social Security is a Primary Issue for Americans this November

Voting may be swayed by Social Security this November. There are many ideas of how to modify it. What do Harris and Trump say? Keith Speights for The Motley Fool explains here… Similar to many consulting organizations, the Association of…

Yearly Adjustments to Social Security

There are some standard built in changes that happen with Social Security every year: Benefits increase due to the COLA increases The amount needed to qualify for an earned credit increases The earnings limit, which is the amount you can…

A Different COLA Perspective

The latest estimate projects a COLA increase of 2.57% in 2025, which is lower than it was in 2024. Of course, this is still an estimate and the actual number will be released in October. A smaller percentage could be…

Social Security: Beyond Retirement Benefits

Sometimes we forget that Social Security also provides survivor benefits for families. Tragically, when a young person dies and leaves young or disabled children the program helps support the family. Kathryn Anne Edwards for Bloomberg Opinion explains here…. The link provided…

The Election and Social Security

With the presidential election in just a few months Amanda Umpierrez for 401K Specialist takes a look at how much of an impact Social Security reform will have on voting. Looming insolvency is bringing this issue to the forefront of…

Social Security Systems Around the World

A comparison of retirement systems in different countries by Lou Carloza for Yahoo Finance. Read here… As our own program struggles with potential insolvency, it is interesting to note how other countries handle their retirement programs. As an example of…

Making the Decision – When to Claim Social Security Benefits

You can claim your Social Security Benefits anytime between the ages of 62 and 70. Claiming earlier than your Full Retirement Age (FRA) reduces your payment and waiting beyond your FRA increases your benefit. Christy Bieber for The Motley Fool…

Two SSI Payments will Be Generated in August

Supplemental Security Income payments are paid on the first of each month. If the first falls on a weekend or holiday payments are made the weekday before. With September first falling on Sunday, SSI will be paid on August first…

Social Security Talk with Martha Shedden

Martha Shedden, president and co-founder at the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, discusses Social Security with John Manganaro for ALM Think Advisor. Read here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for…

A Social Security Reform Discussion

Suzanne Blake for Newsweek introduces the Social Security perspective of the new kid on the block, Tim Walz in this article. Read here… As an example of the leading thoughts on reforming Social Security, the Association of Mature American Citizens…

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