Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
When to Take Social Security: A Breakdown by Marital Status
By Emily ZulzT. Rowe price runs the numbers to find the best benefit claiming strategies for singles, married couples and divorcees.
June 12, 2014
Even wealthy retirees live off Social Security, pensionsHalf of those surveyed fell into the Traditional Retirement investor group, where income is dominated by guaranteed sources.
June 11, 2014
Ritholtz: What’s the Penalty for Pundits Who Get It Wrong?Barry Ritholtz wonders why there are no repercussions for economists, like Arthur Laffer, whose predictions miss the mark entirely.
June 10, 2014
SSDI judge describes lack of informationGerald Krafsur said he has trouble getting the evidence he needs to make good decisions.
June 09, 2014
Niall Ferguson: Will Bitcoin Banish U.S. Dollar, or Will U.S. Dollar Banish Bitcoin?Have Google, Apple, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and Bitcoin leveled the playing field between ordinary citizens and government, or have they been co-opted?
June 04, 2014
Social Security: Then, now and the futureA Social Security primer, with some surprising facts about who benefits the most and who the least.
June 02, 2014
Advisors’ Favorite Value-Add Programs: Social Security, Search for YieldAmerican Funds and JPMorgan offer the most popular value-add programs while PIMCO falls off Top 10 list, new survey finds.
May 29, 2014
Social Security reform offers plenty to fight aboutMassive demographic changes threaten Social Security's solvency and lawmakers are hard pressed to find a solution.