Social Security

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Forecasts

Social Security Cuts Are In The News Again, But Still Wrong Way To Go

Mar 28 2024

Social Security benefit cuts are gathering political attention again....

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Why Bernie Sanders Is Right About America’s Retirement Crisis

Mar 27 2024

Nearly half (44%) of all American households with members aged 55-64 have no savings at all and will have to rely entirely on Social Security....

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Savings

Why Raising Retirement Age For Social Security Means Cutting Benefits

Mar 27 2024

The suggested solution from many who make it can leave regular people thinking they’d still get the same amount. It’s a case of bait and switch....

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The Looming Crisis for Social Security

Mar 24 2024

A comprehensive look at what's going on with Social Security....

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? Social Security Changes ‘Clawback’ Overpayment Methods (AARP Article)

Mar 24 2024

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OVERPAID? ANY COMMENTS? ? I HAVE NOT AND HOPE IT NEVER HAPPENS. I FEEL BAD FOR FOLKS WHO WERE "INNOCENT" BUT NOT THE OTHERS! ? FROM THE ARTICLE - SEE ARTICLE FOR MORE. Social Securi...

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Five Strategies for Deciding When to File For Social Security

Mar 22 2024

When to file for social security? Applying at age 70 maximizes your monthly payout, but claiming early could provide advantages that can’t be quantified on a spreadsheet....

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Before You Claim Social Security, What’s Your Income Plan?

Mar 22 2024

If you’ll have multiple income streams in retirement, you’ll need to coordinate everything so you don’t end up paying taxes on your Social Security benefits....

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Planning

GOP Conservatives Defy Trump on Social Security. What’s Not to Like?

Mar 21 2024

The RSC stood up to Donald Trump’s position that Social Security reform can be ignored or hand-waved away....

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Will Social Security Run Out Of Money? If So, When?

Mar 21 2024

Much of what you read about Social Security running out of money is wrong. Learn the facts about about how Social Security is funded....

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Out Of Money

Social Security Chief Testifies in Senate About Plans to Stop ‘Clawback Cruelty’

Mar 21 2024

Social Security plans to default to withholding 10% (not all) of the recipient's monthly benefits to recoup debt, SSA head says....

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Planning

Just got my first Social Security payment at age 70. Who else is going with 70?

Mar 21 2024

We had a good retirement income from pensions and investment income, so I waited to 70 to maximize my SS payment. I realize it makes sense for some people to take it sooner, but my health and genetics...

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When Should You Start Social Security Benefits? It Depends

Mar 20 2024

The answers to these five questions can help you determine when it’s a good time to file for Social Security. The timing is different for everyone....

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Social Security Chief Vows to Fix ‘Cruel-Hearted’ Overpayment Clawbacks

Mar 20 2024

Capping Social Security clawbacks at 10% for some beneficiaries is among the changes that O'Malley plans to propose....

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? 6 Steps to Improve a Social Security Disability Claim (AARP Article)

Mar 20 2024

ANY COMMENTS? ? I AM NOT ON THE DISABILITY VERSION, JUST THE RETIREMENT ONE! ? FROM THE ARTICLE - READ ARTICLE FOR MORE. 6 Steps to Strengthen Your Social Security Disability Claim. Amid record wait t...

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The Social Security COLA Estimate for 2025 Just Increased Thanks to Inflation

Mar 18 2024

There's been a big spike in retirement accounts worth $1 million or more....

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Inflation

How Survivor Benefits are Treated

Mar 18 2024

When you’re married to someone who has worked under the Social Security taxation system, you have two different benefits that may be available to you: Survivor Benefits, and Spousal Benefits. Th...

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A Social Security Masterclass: Everything You Need to Know About Getting More From Your Benefits

Mar 14 2024

Want to get the most out of your Social Security benefits? Did you know that 96% of Americans forfeit an average of $111,000 in social security income? And it’s all because they filed for their ...

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The Surprising Way to Save Social Security (Without Raising Taxes or Cutting Benefits)

Mar 14 2024

Could the solution to saving Social Security be so glaringly obvious that it has been overlooked, or perhaps even ignored, due to political power dynamics? The concern about the insolvency of the Soci...

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Can you get Unemployment and SS benefits at the same time?

Mar 11 2024

I'm planning to retire at the end of May. If I let my employer know now, to give them time to restructure or find a new employee, they just might choose to let me go early. I could then apply for unem...

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Would you be upset if you lost $111,000 in retirement?

Mar 08 2024

Filing for Social Security sounds simple on the surface. You take a specific percentage of every paycheck and it goes into the system when you’re working. And then when you retire, you simply fi...

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Shrinking Social Security’s Racial Gap – but Only a Little

Mar 08 2024

Consider the myriad reasons Black Americans get 19 percent less from Social Security during their retirement years than White retirees. Inequities in the labor market limit their job opportunities and...

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What Would Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age Mean For Retirees?

Mar 08 2024

Discover the impacts and debates surrounding raising the retirement age. Understand how increasing Social Security's retirement age can affect your retirement plan....

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Withdrawl from Social Security Benefits

Mar 05 2024

I applied for benefits in July of 2023 but changed my mind and decided not to retire. I sent in all the paperwork to stop my benefits but I am still receiving payments. (As a side note, it has been 7 ...

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Social Security Planning: Is Your Financial Advisor Asking You These Questions?

Mar 04 2024

Here is a list of questions your financial advisor should ask for you to maximize your Social Security benefits and determine your overall financial goals....

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Advisors

Planning

How to Maximize Social Security with the “Bridge Strategy”

Mar 02 2024

One of the most critical decisions we make once we decide to retire is decisions related to Social Security. Specifically, ... Read more...

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How To

Strategy

Ryan & Tyson Thacker Scheduled to Appear on Spotlight Television Hosted by Industry Legend Tom Hegna

Feb 29 2024

These Retirement Brothers are solving the retirement crisis. Coming up on Fox Business is a special episode on how to get the most out of your Social Security benefits. By:Spotlight Television NEW YOR...

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How To

How Early Retirement Will Impact Your Social Security Benefit

Feb 29 2024

Learn how your Social Security benefits could be reduced if you retire early....

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Early Retirement

Listener Q&A: Lifetime Tax Savings, Social Security Scenarios, Retirement Spending

Feb 28 2024

Check out Jeremy’s latest podcast on retirement planning by listening on “Apple Podcasts” or “Spotify Podcasts” or read below for more answers to listener questions about...

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Social Security Benefits Seem To Be Increasing, But Are They Really?

Feb 27 2024

One big reason: Rapidly rising Medicare premiums that usually are deducted directly from Social Security checks....

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41% of Near Retirees Fail Basic Social Security Quiz

Feb 26 2024

Nearly 80% failed or barely passed annual quiz from MassMutual; less than 1% got an A+...

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? NEW Stimulus Checks Are NOT Coming to SENIORS (AARP Article)

Feb 22 2024

HMMM, I WONDER "IF" THEIR INTENTION IS TO SCAM SENIORS? ? Are Social Security Beneficiaries Getting a Fourth Stimulus Check? NO, but websites and social media are spreading MISINFORMATION. By Andy Mar...

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Social security while staying in India

Feb 22 2024

Hello, I am a US citizen and eligible for social security. I am presently in US, but planning to move to India for extended duration. I have following questions: Will I get social security while I am ...

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Withdrawing from 401K on Social Security When Does Income Tax Start?

Feb 18 2024

I retired at 60 and have been living on savings for a couple of years. Late last year I reached 62 and started receiving my SS benefits. So I'm not worried about paying taxes on my annual income for 2...

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Social Security You earned it you keep it

Feb 17 2024

We need to get our Congress Representatives to support the 'You earned it you keep it' bill. This allows for raising the cap on the taxable earnings and stopping the federal taxes on SSN. This would k...

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Killing 401(k) Tax Benefits Could Help Save Social Security, New Research Shows

Feb 15 2024

Workers would lose a key retirement planning benefit as a tradeoff for funding Social Security....

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2024 Maximum Social Security Benefit

Feb 15 2024

Learn more about the maximum Social Security benefit and how it affects retirement planning...

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Early 2025 Social Security COLA Forecast Inches Up on Inflation Data

Feb 15 2024

Long-term projection still sits well below this year’s 3.2% increase...

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Can they prepull a Social Security Supplement based on a projection and not an actual wage?

Feb 15 2024

Recently I was informed by a Social Security representative they would hold several months of my supplement now based on projected income earnings over the Federal mandate of allowed annual earnings o...

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Is Retirement Income From Social Security Taxable?

Feb 13 2024

You’ve contributed towards your Social Security benefits for decades (via your paychecks). Now you should know how much of your Social Security will be taxed....

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? How COLAs Can Make Your Social Security Income Taxable (AARP Article)

Feb 08 2024

Inflation bumps up benefit payments — but not the income thresholds that make them taxable. By Andy Markowitz. Published February 06, 2024. https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/info-2...

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Cola

Social Security’s Longevity Insurance Protects Those with Uncertain Life Expectancies

Feb 07 2024

The insurance enhances Social Security’s role of offsetting Black/White inequality. My colleagues have just completed a really interesting study pertaining to the progressivity of Social Securit...

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Insurance

Suspended Benefits in Mexico

Feb 07 2024

I am a US citizen who lives on a fixed income in Jalisco,Mexico. I receive SSDI and live from month to month. Every year there is a form 7162 that needs to be filled and returned to social security, i...

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How Will Your State Tax Your Social Security Benefits?

Feb 05 2024

Many Americans depend on Social Security to make ends meet each month. Where you choose to live in retirement how much taxes you owe on Social Security....

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Your Social Security Survivor Benefits

Feb 05 2024

Losing a loved one can feel truly overwhelming. From paperwork to arrangements to finances, the to-do list can be daunting in an already vulnerable time. One of the things that can help ease the finan...

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SSA Responds to Bill Aiming to Remove Social Security Taxes for Retirees

Feb 04 2024

Social Security Administration Chief Actuary Stephen Goss believes the enactment could…...

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What factors did you consider in determining when to take Social Security?

Feb 04 2024

I know that there’s lots of advice out there and of course much of it is contradictory. And also, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” answer. So I’m curious what all went into...

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Length of time for application review

Feb 03 2024

I applied for social security on 1/1/24. My application is still in the review process even though the ss website says 2-4 weeks. I can’t call or email anyone in ss. I want to give notice at wor...

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Social Security Claiming Discussion 2/1/2024

Feb 01 2024

Hello, many of us did (or will watch soon, or watching now as I create this) an interview with Mike Piper, the creator of the popular tool - https://opensocialsecurity.com by Rob Berger on his YouTube...

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