Study: Social Security Buying Power Down 33% Since 2000 by Eugene Townes | May 22, 2019 | Personal Finance Data shows that 25 of the 39 items examined exceed the 50% COLA growth rate over the last 20 years.
Report: Tariffs Could Boost Next Year’s Social Security COLA — and That’s Bad by JT Crowe | May 15, 2019 | Personal Finance The Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2018 was 2.8%, the highest adjustment since 2012.
How Best to Avoid Overestimating Future Social Security Benefits by JT Crowe | May 10, 2019 | Personal Finance A whopping 70% of those surveyed believed they were eligible for full benefits much earlier than they actually are.
Richard Thaler: Use 401(k)s to Boost Social Security Payments, Middle Class by JT Crowe | Apr 26, 2019 | Personal Finance Such a proposal, the Nobel laureate says, would help middle America achieve a more secure income stream.
Advocates: Social Security Shortfall Shouldn’t Stop Expansion of Benefits by JT Crowe | Apr 24, 2019 | News The president of Social Security Works thinks America can afford to expand benefits amid a shortfall.