Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
5 New Things to Know About Annuity Prospects and Taxes
By Allison BellNationwide has found that even many high-asset retirement savers have big tax literacy gaps.
June 15, 2020
Clients Born in 1960 Could Take a Big Social Security HitThis is just one likely ramification of the pandemic for Social Security, according to Wade Pfau and other retirement experts.
June 02, 2020
A Top Social Security Expert Blasts Biden's Reform PlanWilliam Reichenstein tells ThinkAdvisor what he thinks is a fairer way to strengthen Social Security.
May 28, 2020
Coronavirus Could Shave 2-4 Years Off Social Security Trust Fund: WhartonThe Penn Wharton Budget Model looks at U- and V-shaped recession scenarios.
May 26, 2020
Social Security COLA for 2021 Could Be Zero: ReportThis comes after a 2020 increase that was "low to begin with," says an analyst with the Senior Citizens League.
May 18, 2020
Social Security Disability Is Holding Steady: Allsup ExecutiveSteve Perrigo says the program appears to be prioritizing the claimants with the most serious disabilities.
May 05, 2020
Alicia Munnell: How to Prevent Mass Layoffs Due to CoronavirusThere's an idea under discussion that has supporters in both parties, the Center for Retirement Research director tells ThinkAdvisor.
May 05, 2020
IRS: Today Is Deadline for Social Security, VA Beneficiaries to Get $500 Child PaymentTaxpayers in these groups must file a simple tax return by today or they won't get the child credits until they file for 2020.