Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Study Finds 'Guaranteed Income for Life' More Popular Than Annuities
By Ginger SzalaA Morningstar researcher asked the same questions about a hypothetical product with different names and got different answers.
August 06, 2021
Sen. Crapo to Yellen: Where's the Social Security Trustees Report?"It is now early August, and Treasury officials have not yet contacted my staff regarding the anticipated release date for the reports," Crapo told Yellen.
August 03, 2021
10 Things to Tell Clients About Inflation, Social Security COLAsCarson Group's Jamie Hopkins and advisors tell ThinkAdvisor how they're putting rising prices in context.
August 02, 2021
Working Longer Is Losing Traction for Less Educated and Black AmericansWhile the average American can work into their 70s, that doesn't tell the whole story, according to the Center for Retirement Research.
July 28, 2021
Financial Groups, Firms Push for a Biden Order on Retirement SecurityBiden should convene cabinet leaders to address issues like Social Security, Medicare and LTC, the groups say.
July 27, 2021
COLA Wars: Will Congress Change How Social Security Raises Are Calculated?The fate of a recent Social Security bill is uncertain. Meanwhile, an index tracking seniors' costs is rising more slowly than the broader index.
July 23, 2021
CPI-W vs. CPI-E: How Should Social Security COLAs Be Calculated?Two professors debate whether a consumer price index for older adults should determine Social Security benefit increases.
July 22, 2021
How Social Security Has Tricked Recipients: Larry KotlikoffKotlikoff tells ThinkAdvisor about six ways the SSA has misled people, intentionally or not, into costly mistakes.