President Donald Trump’s administration could be looking to make major changes to the eligibility of those receiving disability benefits, according to people familiar with the plans as reported by The Wall Street Journal. These changes could have significant impacts on those in red-voting states, Trump’s own supporters, as many of these are particularly reliant on…
The Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will automatically boost monthly payments for the program’s roughly 75 million beneficiaries starting early next year. The increase represents an uptick from the last year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, which set the 2025 increase at 2.5%. Inflation has edged higher…
A delayed inflation report on Friday is expected to deliver sobering data about the direction of U.S. prices, with economists forecasting that the Consumer Price Index in September rose at its fastest pace in 16 months. CPI last month is projected to have risen 3.1% on an annual basis, which would be the highest since…
Nine in 10 working Americans say they plan to ignore one of the most common pieces of financial advice about Social Security: waiting until age 70 to claim benefits, which ensures higher monthly payments, according to a new study from investment firm Schroders. Social Security allows employees to claim their benefits as soon as they…
Markets took a late-day gut punch on Oct. 14 after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and threatened to terminate business with China “having to do with cooking oil” among other “elements of trade” in response to China slashing imports of U.S. soybeans in recent months. (1) The social media post sent ripples across…
It looks official — a letter stamped with the U.S. Supreme Court seal, signed by Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warning that you’re under investigation. But it’s a scam — one designed to steal money from Social Security recipients, according to the agency’s watchdog division. The fake SCOTUS letter…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the 2024 Social Security COLA announcement will now be Oct. 24. It is timed to the September Consumer Price Index, which also has not yet been released….
The Social Security Administration’s annual announcement setting next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be delayed because of the government shutdown, the agency said. Each year, the Social Security Administration adjusts benefits for its 75 million recipients based on recent inflation data, which ensures that seniors, disabled Americans and other beneficiaries don’t lose purchasing power as…
For most Americans, the “magic number” for retirement is $1.26 million, according to Northwestern Mutual. However, it’s easy to forget that retirement isn’t about hitting a specific dollar target but about replacing your current income so that you can sustain your lifestyle without the need to work. This crucial difference was highlighted in a recent…
The government shutdown will throw important federal data-gathering activities for a loop, likely delaying Friday’s release of the hotly anticipated jobs report. The “employment situation” report, which shows the unemployment rate and number of new jobs created during the prior month, is a key gauge of economic health and closely watched by investors and policymakers…