Next year's 2.5% Social Security COLA isn't so bad when you consider this
But when we look back at the data, it becomes clear that a 2.5% Social Security COLA isn't so terrible. In fact, it's a lot more generous than some of the COLAs beneficiaries have seen in the past. In 2024, Social Security benefits rose by 3.2%. The year prior, they increased by 8.7%. And in 2022, a 5.9% COLA came through.
Social Security 2025: Here's Are the Good (and Bad) Changes Retirees Can Expect
If you're retired or will be retiring soon, Social Security will likely play a role in your financial future. More than 40% of baby boomers say their benefits will be their primary source of income in retirement,
Here's the Maximum Possible 2025 Social Security Benefit at 62, 67, and 70
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Liz Weston: How does Social Security calculate estimates of future benefit amount?
A while back, you responded to a letter writer that Social Security’s estimates of the amount a person will receive assumes the person will continue working until they apply for benefits. I thought the amount a person receives was based on the average of the highest 30 years’ of earnings over a person’s entire career.
Social Security Approaches Its Day of Reckoning
Social Security is very popular with Americans. Large majorities of Democrats and Republican like the program and want it to continue with no cuts in benefits, no increase in costs to taxpayers, and no real reforms of any kind.
Gear Up for These 3 Surprising Social Security Changes in 2025
Social Security's rules are shifting in 2025 -- for better and worse. Seniors might benefit from a boost to their monthly benefits and a higher earnings-test limit. Some workers may be unhappy to learn that their Social Security tax burden is about to soar.
Here's what changes are coming to Social Security in 2025
Social Security beneficiaries will soon experience a welcome change, with benefits slated to climb due to a cost-of-living adjustment. Recipients will see a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment in 2025, which is notably less than the 3.
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High-yield savings account rates are probably going to drop, but you have options if you want to lock in at today's rates.
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