Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Gold Gets Blamed for Record Commodity ETP Outflows
By Joyce HansonA sharp decline in the price of gold and large outflows from gold ETPs caused commodity ETP assets to drop to their lowest level since Q2 2010, says ETF Securities.
June 27, 2013
Social Security for the dead, part IIA program as big as Social Security is bound to make a mistake or two or $31 million.
June 27, 2013
Social Security for the dead, part IIA program as big as Social Security is bound to make a mistake or two or $31 million.
June 27, 2013
Judges: Social Security pushes approval of claimsDriven to reduce a huge backlog of disability claims, Social Security may be pushing judges to award benefits to people who do not deserve them.
June 25, 2013
House investigators: Disability judges are too laxClaims have increased by 25 percent since 2007, pushing the disability program to the brink of insolvency.
June 25, 2013
House investigators: Disability judges are too laxClaims have increased by 25 percent since 2007, pushing the disability program to the brink of insolvency.
June 24, 2013
CBO: Immigration Reform Would Cut Deficit, Boost EconomyThe Senate plan would reduce the U.S. deficit by about $200 billion and increase real GDP by 3.3% in the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
June 21, 2013
Social Security: It's not all gloom and doomSocial Security funds will be exhausted by 2033, but with your help your clients should be okay.