Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
When Should Clients Start Claiming Social Security Benefits?
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkClaim right away or wait? Your advice to clients can make all the difference. Heres what to consider.
April 23, 2012
Poor Economy Worsens Social Security's FinancesHigh energy prices and an economy that has been slow to rebound are worsening Social Security's finances, shortening the life of the trust funds that support the program by three years, the government said Monday.
April 19, 2012
Social Security Trustees Will Report Large, Growing Surplus: Advocacy GroupThe Strengthen Social Security Campaign predicts that the annual Social Security Trustees Report due April 23 will say eligible Americans can count on benefits "for the next century and well beyond."
April 17, 2012
News Analysis: Has the Crisis Doomed the U.S. to Decline?Kwasi Kwarteng, a member of the British Parliament, makes the case that the financial crisis and Americas debt problem signal the end of American empire.
April 13, 2012
Donors Beware: Social Security Numbers Exposed by CharitiesNearly a fifth of nonprofits between 2001 and 2006 published social security numbers on their tax returns, which are open to the public.
April 06, 2012
BOJ Could Expand StimulusThe Bank of Japan (BOJ) might boost stimulus in the wake of a vote by the upper house of Parliament to block a nominee to its board and a call by lawmakers for a more proactive monetary policy.
April 04, 2012
What Older Workers Don't Know About Social Security (Chicago Tribune)So little known about what so many will soon depend on.
April 03, 2012
Boomers: What They Worry AboutThe top concern among many individuals aged 45 to 65 is maintaining their current standard of living. And thats where annuities come into play.