Tag: Social Security

Some tools make simple estimates, while others consider more parameters, an analysis finds.

The booklets deliver simple explanations of these programs, recent changes, and cost and benefit amounts for 2017.

One proposed avenue of tax reform would treat the Social Security and Railroad Retirement programs in the same way that...

Still many express common fears about retirement.

The legislation would increase the full retirement age for claiming benefits, among other things.

Michael Barry questions whether there is a lack of commitment to Social Security as a social insurance system, but rather...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients will see a slight increase in payments next year.

Researchers call it troubling that only about half of Millennials are taking advantage of the power of compound interest in...

The agency found a lack of understanding about Social Security benefits by many individuals.

Workers have ideas for new flexible retirements, and employers and governments can offer solutions.

Social Security should now be looked at as a foundation for retirement income, but not the whole house.

Conventional wisdom has it that lower-income workers should get the most out of Social Security, but that’s not necessarily the...

The Social Security guide and 2016 Medicare booklet can help with retirement planning.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 introduced changes to Social Security regulations that limit households’ ability to use certain claiming...

For some in the employee benefits industry, what President Obama didn’t say in his State of the Union address was...

New data shows Social Security will actually replace more pre-retirement income than the average the Social Security Administration reports.

An analysis from an independent consulting demographer reveals that keeping standard retirement ages the same could spell economic ruin for...

A new whitepaper argues workers across the income spectrum get a pretty even shake when it comes to retirement benefits.

Lower account balances, longer life expectancy and not working an adviser can wreak havoc on a woman’s Social Security benefit.

Retirement plan sponsors and advisers will need to revamp education for participants to reflect changes in Social Security claiming strategies.