Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
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By James J. GreenCo-op cleverDome's deal with 3PAS provides secure guidance in choosing an external vendor.
June 15, 2018
Married Women Are Making a Big Social Security MistakeA big gender gap exists in Social Security wealth because of married women's retirement decisions, an NBER study found.
June 14, 2018
Jim Allsup Publishes Guide to the SSDI Claim Determination MazeA professional maze runner reveals some of what he knows about the twists and the turns.
June 07, 2018
Lawmakers Plan Hearings for Bill to Raise Social Security Benefits, Payroll TaxesThe Social Security 2100 Act would strengthen the trust fund over the long term, Social Security's chief actuary says.
June 07, 2018
How Retirees Can Strategically Use Nonportfolio Assets: Morningstar's BenzFrom Social Security to real estate, here's how to maximize every tool in the retirement-savings toolbox, according to Christine Benz.
June 07, 2018
Coinbase, Circle Vie to Create Brokerages for Crypto SecuritiesCoinbase announces takeover hours after report on rival's plan; 'this is an important moment for the crypto ecosystem.'
June 06, 2018
Social Security Trust Fund on Track to Go Bust in 2034The trust funds will run out of reserves when today's 51-year-olds reach retirement age, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says.
June 05, 2018
Social Security COLA Could Top 3% in 2019Yet retirees are seeing spikes in common household expenditures that are growing much faster, The Senior Citizens League reports.