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How Social Security's overpayment mistakes can become your responsibility
Each year, about two million people are told they owe the Social Security Administration money because the agency ...
Why Did They Cut My Wife's Social Security Benefit in Half, and What Should We Do Next?
You depend on your Social Security checks to stay financially secure in retirement, so it's natural to be worried about ...
The Social Security crisis is coming one year earlier than we thought
The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little nearer. New federal projection released June 18 show the combined ...
Social Security overpayments: Tips to prevent them
Social Security overpays its recipients by billions of dollars every year — and then asks for the money back. Here are some ...
My Mom Wants to Cancel Her Social Security Payments. Is Waiting Until 65 Worth It?
One of the most important decisions you'll make regarding your Social Security benefits is when to sign up. It sounds simple ...
Social Security Is Running Out of Money: What To Know
Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...
Could you invest your own FICA taxes? The new Social Security proposal explained
Some supporters of Social Security privatization suggest allowing workers to invest a portion of their current contributions ...
Do You Understand These 3 Critical Facts About Social Security COLAs?
The Social Security Administration bases the COLA on the difference in average third-quarter inflation data from one year to ...
Social Security Makes Major Change to Payments: What to Know
This includes Social Security payments, a small number of which are still issued via paper checks. Critics of the policy have ...
Social Security’s Finances Erode Further, Risking Benefit Cuts
The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...
Social Security fund could run dry ahead of earlier forecast, trustees say
The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits.
Dave Ramsey sounds alarm for Americans on Social Security problem
Dave Ramsey, radio host and bestselling personal finance author, sounds an alarm about what is needed to keep those notions ...