Claiming Strategies
The top news, insights and advisors can use to best help clients with Social Security claiming strategies.
8 'Troubling' Features of Social Security's New Website: Marcia Mantell
By John ManganaroThe redesign seems to prioritize ease of use over helping users make good decisions, the Social Security expert says.
December 12, 2022
House GOP Budget Framework Sets 70 as Full Social Security Claiming AgeCalls to cut benefits and raise the retirement age could be used by Republicans during 2023 debt negotiations.
November 29, 2022
Social Security Claiming Baffles Even Sophisticated Clients. Here's What Advisors Can Do.The near-record COLA is sparking discussion among advisors and clients, says Mike Lynch of Hartford Funds.
November 28, 2022
Regret Is a Powerful Savings, Planning Motivator: New StudyShowing people how long they're expected to live could help them reduce financial mistakes and future regrets, researchers concluded.
November 21, 2022
Waiting to Claim Social Security Can Boost Income by 10.4%: StudyNew analysis finds "virtually all" workers ages 45 to 62 could benefit from waiting to collect the benefit.
November 18, 2022
Why Late 2022 Is a Great Time for Roth IRA ConversionsRoth conversions are a great opportunity, given current market dynamics and the threat of future taxes hikes.
November 01, 2022
Why Clients Want to Claim Social Security Early, and What Advisors Can DoWhile some truly need the money, many others have issues an advisor could address, Joel Schiffman of Shroders says.
November 01, 2022
Social Security COLA: What Clients Don't Know Could Lead to a Claiming MistakeI've gotten calls from advisors whose clients want to claim benefits early to avoid missing out. Here's what I tell them.