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The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your Benefits Could Increase.
The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your ...
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What’s really going on with Social Security? Here’s what the latest numbers say
The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...
‘Today is my 61st birthday’: I have my ex-spouse’s Social Security benefits. Should I retire at 65 and travel?
If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full ...
It pays to wait to claim Social Security retirement benefits. Having a ‘bridge strategy' can help
Retirees may see an approximate 77% increase to their Social Security benefits by waiting from age 62 to age 70 to claim ...
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What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security
Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it ...
How an annuity can impact your Social Security benefits
Pairing an annuity and Social Security can have a big, and perhaps surprising, impact on your retirement plan.
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Social Security spousal benefits: What married couples need to know in 2025
One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.
Navigating Social Security: How Working Post-Retirement Affects Your Benefits
You’re not prohibited from working if you collect Social Security retirement benefits, but these rules can apply depending on ...
Social Security Warning Issued as Agency Moves 1,000 Staffers
The Social Security Administration reassigned about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to its national ...