The less you earn, the greater percentage of your pre-retirement income will be replaced by Social Security. It’s designed that way; to provide a higher
Tag: CPI-W
Latest 2019 Social Security COLA estimate – trend is up
The CPI-W for January 2018 was 241.919, and for February 2018 it was 242.988 Both are a significant increase over the previous months. It is
Social Security COLA does not keep up with real inflation … really?Â
Since 1995 the Social Security COLA has increased each dollar of benefit from $1.00 to $1.60. Since 1995 the CPI has increased at the same
Let’s use the CPI-E for the Social Security COLA 🤔
Many seniors and their advocates say using the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) is a better measure than the CPI-W which is the
Vt. senators push Social Security bonus check  : Rutland Herald Online
MONTPELIER — Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bernie Sanders have joined 18 Senate Democrats in seeking a one-time payment for seniors on Social Security in
234.241 CPI-W is the magic number if you are expecting a 2016 Social Security COLA
234.241 is the average CPI-W for July, August and September 2014. To have a Social Security COLA in 2016 the average CPI-W for July, August