Showing posts with label social security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social security. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Social Security Announces 2019 Changes

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released the 2019 benefit changes.   Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Reforming Social Security with Child Caregiver Credits

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The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released an issue brief entitled, " Modernizing Social Security: Caregiver ...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Representative Payee Rules Change

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On April 13, President Trump signed the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 . The law directs state P...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Social Security Claiming Rules Changed to Eliminate Beneficial Strategies

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President Obama has signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 which includes  important changes to the Social Security retirement system. ...
Monday, October 12, 2015

No Increase in Social Security Benefits Next Year

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For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase ...
Monday, August 24, 2015

Happy Birthday Social Security!

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August 14 marked the 80th anniversary of the Social Security Act. Acting Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin announced the launch of the agency...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

2016 Medicare Pemiums to Increase- Social Security Benefits Stay Flat

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According to Mark Miller , writing for RetirerementRevised , "retirees are facing a double-whammy next year: no inflation adjustmen...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Understanding "Third Party" Special Needs Trusts

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There are three types of special needs trusts: first-party special needs trusts, third-party special needs trusts, and pooled trusts.  A...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

SSA Clarifies Its Position on Court-Established (d)(4)(A) Trusts

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Responding to criticism from advocates that the Social Security Administration (SSA) was unfairly refusing to allow court-established (d)...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

SSA's Guide for Evaluating Special Needs Trusts Problematic

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently instituted a nationally uniform procedure for review of special needs trusts for Supple...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Using Your Social Security Benefits as an Interest-Free Loan

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One little-known Social Security retirement benefits rule is the so-called “do-over rule.” Under this rule, an individual 62 years or older ...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Most Men Unaware that Early Retirement Adversely Impacts Their Spouse's Social Security Benefits

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According to a recent study released by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (http://crr.bc.edu), most men begin drawing o...