Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Early Social Security Claims Are Hurting Retirees
By Nick ThorntonThe vast majority of recent retirees are claiming Social Security benefits earlier than full retirement age, and its costing them significantly, a new study shows.
August 27, 2015
Why millennials are right about Social SecurityMillennials are on the right track, but will they stick to it or succumb like their 1980s counterparts did?
August 27, 2015
No Social Security COLA in 2016: Higher Medicare Premiums for Your ClientsSome retirees will bear the brunt of higher Medicare Part B premiums due to their higher income and no Social Security COLA, the Center for Retirement Research reports.
August 24, 2015
Social Security may extend spousal benefits to gay couplesAttorneys in federal suits seeking benefits say SSA will follow the lead of the Supreme Court.
August 24, 2015
O'Malley pressures Clinton with Social Security expansion planMartin O'Malley's policy paper fleshes out his plan to expand Social Security and cajoles front-runner Hillary Clinton to take a similar position.
August 21, 2015
Social Security May Extend Spousal Benefits to Gay CouplesAttorneys in federal suits seeking benefits say the SSA will provide retroactive benefits to the spouses, widows or widowers of same-sex partners.
August 20, 2015
Why you should start taking Social Security as soon as possibleIn most cases, the best way for clients to maximize retirement resources is to take as much Social Security income as they possibly can, as soon as they possibly can.
August 20, 2015
Retirement Confidence Dips; Workers Not Counting on Social SecurityIn a wide-ranging study from Transamerica, 14% of younger respondents see work as their primary income source in retirement.