Trump Tax Bill Was Overhyped; Stimulus Is Coming: Valliere
By Jane Wollman RusoffTrump got inflation "totally wrong" and will take action to boost the economy before the midterms, the strategist predicts.
October 24, 2025
Social Security COLA Disappoints Senior Groups (Again)The anticipated monthly benefit boost of $56 failed to impress groups like the AARP and Social Security Works.
October 24, 2025
Social Security COLA for 2026 Set at 2.8%On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $56 per month starting in January.
October 10, 2025
BLS Recalls Staff to Ready Inflation Report Needed to Set Social Security COLAThe department wants to publish the September CPI report by month-end.
September 11, 2025
Social Security 2026 COLA Estimated at 2.7%The program's official cost-of-living adjustment for next year will be announced Oct. 15.
August 12, 2025
Social Security 2026 COLA Estimate Rises to 2.7%The cost-of-living adjustment has risen for six months in a row, with headlines pointing to growing pressure from tariffs.
July 28, 2025
Don’t Be Fooled: TIPS Are a Powerful Retirement Planning ToolRetirement researcher Wade Pfau is a fan of Treasury inflation-protected securities, including in times of lower inflation.
April 02, 2025
Trump’s Tariffs Send Shockwaves Across Global EconomyThe tariffs were “much worse than we feared,” an economist says.