Social Security solvency
Innovative Thinking for Social Security Reform

Last week, Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Tim Kaine of Virginia went public with additional details on their bipartisan proposal to create a separate wealth-generating fund to address Social Security’s long-term funding problem. Their announcement led with this claim: …
Rethinking your decision to file for Social Security.
The gloomy 2025 Board of Social Security trustees report may have nudged you to think about filing for benefits before your full retirement age. If so, you might want to rethink that decision, says the writers at The Motley Fool.…
Social Security Insolvency and the Math Behnd It

A few weeks ago, the Social Security Board of Trustees issued its annual report on the program’s financial status at the end of 2024. As expected, it wasn’t good news. It signaled the loss of another year before the program’s…
A new proposal to solve Social Security insolvency
In an op-ed published Tuesday for The Washington Post, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) proposed creating an additional investment fund for the Social Security Trust fund. “We propose creating an additional investment fund — in parallel to…
Social Security Full Retirement Age May Be Raised Again

Once again, the lawmakers must make changes to Social Security to prevent benefit cuts. Amongst the changes being considered is raising the full retirement age (FRA). It could affect the amount of your monthly payment and make you work longer.…
A Look Back at Bush’s Proposal to Keep Social Security Solvent

In 2004 President George W Bush proposed a partial privatization and sweeping overhaul of Social Security. Evan Simonoff for FA Financial Advisor takes a look back to see if that proposal would have helped the situation Social Security is in…
Perspective on Social Security Trustees Report
Martha Shedden, President of RSSA, an organization that educates and certifies Social Security advisors says Social Security reserves are being affected by increased health care costs and the legislation called the Social Security Fairness Act. EINPresswire.com reports here… As an…
2025 Social Security Trustees Report

The latest Trustees Report confirms what we’ve known for years: Social Security is on an unsustainable path. The combined trust funds are projected to run dry by 2034, just nine years from now. After that, the program can only pay…
Social Security taxes

Social Security is one of the biggest political issues which must be addressed soon. President Donald Trump wanted to eliminate taxes on Social Security but he was unable to do that with his “Big Beautiful Bill”. Adam Levy for The…
Social Security’s part in your Retirement
Per the Social Security board of trustees, the Social Security Administration trust fund will be out of money by 2034. Benefits will still be paid but with a potential 22% cut. T Woods for Yahoo Finance gives a perspective on…