Social Security
The Amount of Available Savings Will Influence Your Claiming Decision…Here’s How
For many, it’s one of the most gut-wrenching decisions that needs to be made: When to claim Social Security benefits? And one of the main factors that influence one’s final decision on this issue is, logically, the amount of savings…
An Analysis of the 2023 Trustees Report
The Social Security Administration’s Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis arm yesterday presented a summary review of the Social Security trust funds. The review follows the Friday publication of the detailed reports on the financial outlook for Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors, and…
2023 Trustees Report Issued
The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are…
The Social Security insolvency app
Americans know that Social Security is facing insolvency in a decade, but what can the average person do about saving Social Security? Mr. Brian Septon, principal at the Terry Group, decided to use the new app from the American Academy…
Why you may want to claim your Social Security benefits early
You can start receiving Social Security benefits as early as age 62 or any time after that. The longer you wait, the higher your monthly benefit will be, although it stops increasing at age 70. Your monthly benefits will be…
A call for “common sense” reforms to Social Security
Former vice president Mike Pence, a likely 2024 presidential contender, is advocating for “common sense reforms” to Social Security and Medicare. Speaking to university students, “if we act in this moment with the support of this generation, we can introduce…
Next-year’s COLA may be lower
Recent data shows spending among older Americans has increased. This increase in spending may be due to this year’s historic cost-of-living increase, the largest in almost four decades. However, while older Americans may have received a hefty cost-of-living increase, that…
Is there a reasonable solution to Social Security woes?
Social Security Trust Fund will be able to pay scheduled benefits on a timely basis until 2034, according to the latest report. At that time, the reserves will become depleted. Continuing tax income will be sufficient to pay 77 percent…
How will the banking crisis affect Social Security funding
According to the 2022 report from the Social Security trustees, the trust funds will run out of money by 2035; however, the Congressional Budget Office projects insolvency could come even sooner. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is working on…
Social Security benefits may not increase as much next year
Approximately 70 million Americans–Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries–saw an increase of 8.7 percent in their monthly benefits in 2023. According to new research from the Bank of American Institute, the cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 was one of…