COLA
2026 COLA Watch: Another revision
Although, it’s way too early to focus on what the January 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) might be, some organizations are tracking the inflation numbers and using them as a reference point to forecast what might happen when the…
Could COLA be Affected by Tariffs?
Millions of people rely on Social Security to help make ends meet. Each year inflation is measured by comparing third quarter numbers with the third quarter numbers from last year. This is what determines the amount of the Cost of…
What Affect will Tariffs have on Next Year’s COLA?
The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is a measure of third quarter inflation from one year to the next. With tariffs in play inflation could be increased or decreased. Which way will it swing? Sean Williams for The Motley Fool…
Oh no!!! A COLA Forecast Already?
While it is far to early to accurately predict the 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients, predictions inevitably happens about this time every year. After all, next year’s COLA won’t be known until early-October of this…
There’s a New Bill in Town
The Social Security Expansion Act aims to change the COLA adjustment calculation from the CPI-W to the CPI-E, which is more in tune with Senior Citizens expenses. It also proposes the Social Security payroll tax be applied to additional earnings…
Was the 2025 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) enough?
Well, almost certainly not, according to Maurie Backman in this Yahoo! Finance article. You see, annual COLA increases are actually “backward looking” – that is, they are based upon inflation which has already occurred, and they may not offset today’s…
2026 COLA Prediction – Already !
Every year the inflation rate is analyzed to calculate the next year’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits. It is only February, but the Senior Citizens League has analyzed the projected numbers and come up with a…
Not just retirees who are impacted by Social Security changes
Although the yearly announcement from Social Security on the upcoming changes is aimed at retirees, those still working need to be aware of those changes as well. Why? Maurie Backman explains the two new rules for 2025 that could affect…
Prices might be rising faster than the Social Security COLA
In 2025, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment was 2.5 percent; however, the cost of living is still high. On a national average, a single person would need $2,099 per month without a mortgage to cover housing, food, transportation, health care,…
The 2025 COLA’s Here, But There’s Continued Disappointment
An uptick in the inflation rate since the determination of 2025’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) indicates that the 2.5% benefit increase may have underestimated the growth in prices facing Americans last year. The Motley Fool’s Trevor Jennewine offers conjecture…