President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise ...

Social Security COLAs are supposed to help your checks maintain their buying power. Higher COLAs mean higher inflation.

Every year, Social Security is eligible for a COLA. When inflation remains flat, Social Security benefits remain flat. When ...

Estimates for Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment – the automatic raise beneficiaries typically receive at the start of the new year – continues to tick upwards.

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the U.S. Central Bank announced that it was keeping interest rates steady. The Federal Reserve ...

As such, the way inflation trends in August will have a huge impact on next year's Social Security raise. Similarly, in ...

COLAs are designed to help retirees keep pace with inflation, but they're not guaranteed. Rather than count on money that may ...

There's also another key change on the way that will affect many retirees but isn't a Social Security change per se.

TheStreet's Maurie Backman joins Broadcast Retirement Network host Jeffrey Snyder to talk about the annual increase.

The trouble began in 2021, when Americans found themselves flush with cash from stimulus policies at a time when supply ...

There are millions of older Americans today who rely on Social Security to pay their bills in retirement. Granted, some ...

As summer winds down, retirees and Social Security recipients shift their focus toward 2026—especially the upcoming ...