We’ve examined how the Year We Hope to Very Soon Forget is expected to impact Social Security. Most people—and…
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Survey reveals many Americans struggle with basic Social Security knowledge
Despite Social Security being one of the American public’s most sacred and appreciated programs, it appears a large amount of…
Prices go up, COLA stays down: the problems with the Consumer Price Index
There’s no arguing the past ten years have given us the most consistently low Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) in…
Social Security “do-over” rule may allow pandemic-filers to resume their original retirement plans
Filing for Social Security at age 62 versus 70 is the difference between receiving or losing as much as $110,000…
Why do some states tax Social Security while others don’t?
A lot of people nearing retirement are surprised to find out that states can and do tax retirees’ Social Security…