Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Social Security COLA for 2022 Expected to Be Biggest Since 2009
By Ginger SzalaThe estimate is based on a "highly unusual inflation jump," Mary Johnson of The Senior Citizens League says.
April 30, 2021
Can You Spot the Social Security Claiming Mistakes? Part 1Claiming spousal benefits under Social Security can be complicated. Here's a case study.
April 23, 2021
Workers and Retirees Confident in Future, Social Security: EBRIEight in 10 retirees, despite the pandemic, felt confident in their ability to retire comfortably.
April 23, 2021
Supreme Court Ruling on Social Security Disability Could Have Broad EffectsThe case hinges on how strict an agency's standards for appealing administrative law judge decisions can be.
April 21, 2021
TRUST Act Could Lead to Wide Social Security Benefit CutsSimply put, the TRUST Act is a way to cut benefits while leaving few fingerprints from individual members of Congress.
April 15, 2021
Bill Reintroduced to Shore Up Social Security, MedicareThe TRUST Act aims to prevent a roughly 25% cut to benefits in 2032, when today's youngest retirees turn 73.
April 15, 2021
How Auto-IRAs Can Help Increase Lifetime Social Security BenefitsAuto-enrollment at a 6% default rate can translate into up to 8% more income for life, new research finds.
April 13, 2021
Want to Delay Social Security? Buy an Annuity FirstEx-Social Security official Jason Fichtner gives ThinkAdvisor a suggestion for retiring clients who want to maximize their benefits.