Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Wade Pfau Makes Case for Raising Top Social Security Claiming Age to 72
By Ginger SzalaLetting retirees further delay claiming, while allowing benefits to rise, would be more helpful than delaying RMDs, he tells ThinkAdvisor.
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.
April 12, 2021
Biden Hopes to Increase Respite Care FundingHis early budget request for 2022 also includes more money for fighting HIV and opioid abuse.
April 07, 2021
Bill Would Boost Social Security for Some Public WorkersThe bill would establish a "new, fairer" Windfall Elimination Provision formula, Rep. Neal says.