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These unpopular solutions could rescue Social Security’s finances. Here’s who could pay the most.
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Social Security is projected to become insolvent in six years. These are some of the creative solutions that are on…
The government can take 15% of Social Security benefits to repay student loans. These proposals seek to stop it.
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Debt among older Americans is rising, both in terms of the number of older households carrying debt and the amount…
Social Security overpaid my 82-year-old mother by $20,000. What else is hiding in her finances?
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“My mother has a pension, Social Security, investments and a house probably worth over $1 million.”
‘Poverty doesn’t have to be my reality’: I thought I’d have to rely on Social Security. Then I taught myself how to invest.
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“It always baffled me how some people managed to retire with significant wealth.”
Raising Social Security’s full retirement age is political dynamite because it could make this group of people poorer
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Changes to the full retirement age would have to be quick and steep to make a dent in the program’s…
Social Security union says it needs $3 billion and another 20,000 workers to fix long wait times and ‘ghost offices’
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“The public is going to have a harder and harder time accessing these benefits,” union official said.
The “compassionate allowances” list speeds consideration for benefits.
If Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room, this is the mouse everyone has overlooked. You have been warned.
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“Delaying Social Security until 70 results in an increased monthly payment — and that comes with proportionally higher cost-of-living adjustments.”
My girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or does she have to wait?
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“Her husband passed away 10 years ago. They had been married for more than 20 years.”
‘It’s heartbreaking’: My brother claimed Social Security at 70. He died from cancer after one payment. Why wait to claim?
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“I’ve always been a little skeptical of the government’s encouragement to delay claiming benefits.”