Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
New WealthConductor App Lets Advisors Use Health Data in Retirement Planning
By Jeff BermanIncomeConductor Health+ will enable advisors to use data like longevity and health care expense projections in client plans.
April 12, 2022
2023 Social Security COLA Estimate Rises to 8.9% as Inflation ClimbsThe average Social Security recipient has lost $162.60 in purchasing power in 2023, according to an advocacy group.
April 11, 2022
Retirement Planning Is No Laughing Matter: WealthConductor CEOYour clients want a customized planning approach that addresses their biggest fears, Sheryl O'Connor tells ThinkAdvisor.
April 05, 2022
Cheat Sheet: 10 Social Security Facts Every Advisor and Client Should KnowHere's a guide for talking about Social Security with clients, even if you're not an expert.
April 04, 2022
Everything You Need to Know About Social Security's Retirement Earnings TestA thorough understanding of the test rules can enable advisors to tailor claiming strategies to their clients.
March 31, 2022
Wade Pfau: TIPS and Annuities Good Bets When Inflation Is HighChanging the Social Security COLA index to CPI-E from CPI-W, the professor says, is "not a pressing need."
March 30, 2022
Christine Benz: How Retirees Should Invest to Fight InflationOlder clients may be feeling inflation's effects less than others, Morningstar's personal finance director says.
March 29, 2022
Jamie Hopkins: Congress Will Fix Social Security — EventuallyThe retirement expert discusses inflation, CPI-E and how Social Security will fare going forward.