Roughly a third of Baby Boomers have saved less than $25,000 while just over a fifth of all American have no savings at all, according to a study by Northwestern Mutual. So, […]
Is it too late?
Good news 😁 bad news ☹️ for Social Security beneficiaries.
The good news is at this point is inflation is low and trending lower. The bad news is that the CPI-W which is used to calculate the Social Security COLA is trending […]
Saving Ourselves – Social Security can never do it alone
Except for the lowest income Americans, you can’t make Social Security sufficient to provide continuation of one’s living standard into retirement That means the great majority of Americans need to save and […]
Is misleading about the state of Social Security intentional or out of ignorance?
Proponents of expanding Social Security benefits frequently throw around the word “surplus.” Some even claim there is plenty of money in the Trust to expand benefits now. This creates a false impression […]
2020 Social Security COLA ☹️
The SS Trustees long range prediction for the 2020 COLA is 2.6% However, the immediate picture using the October and November CPI-W indicates no COLA in 2020. As the months go by […]
