Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Clients Waiting Until 70 to Claim Social Security? 3 Bits of Friendly Advice
By Marcia MantellAs clients get ready to claim benefits, there are some hidden dots to connect.
September 30, 2024
New Bill Creates $5,000 Investing Accounts for Every ChildAmerican Dream accounts would be invested in index funds and managed by the Social Security Administration.
September 27, 2024
4 Big Takeaways From a Year of PodcastingI talked to an array of experts about annuities and the tricky challenges of retirement income planning.
September 26, 2024
New Bill Increases Social Security Death BenefitThe bill would adjust the lump-sum payment for the first time in 70 years.
September 25, 2024
Mystified by the Social Security Administration? Here's an Inside LookFrom headlines about the Social Security program's funding to questions about disability benefit delays, there's much to unpack.
September 25, 2024
What Raising Retirement Age to 69 Would Do to Social SecurityRaising the retirement age to 69 would result in an average yearly benefit reduction of about 13%, CBO finds.
September 17, 2024
30,000 People Died Waiting on Disability Decisions in 2023, SSA Estimates"It remains imperative that we issue decisions faster at every level," Commissioner Martin O'Malley says.
September 16, 2024
Social Security Claiming: The Case Where Timing Doesn't Matter MuchProjected lifetime benefits can have relatively small differences even when a surviving spouse delays until age 70.