Understanding How Your Social Security Benefits are Calculated
To many people, the methodology behind the actual calculation of their monthly benefit is not a clearly understood thing. Beginning with an explanation of the Primary Insurance Amount (PIA)–the basic element in arriving at your benefit amount–Mark Miller provides a bit of insight into the overall process. His article, titled “Taking a look at how your Social Security benefit is calculated,” is posted on www.bendbulletin.com. Read the article here…
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