Here's the inflation breakdown for January 2025 — in one chart
The consumer price index rose 3% on the year in January 2025. Economists worry that broad disinflation is over, even as ...
How to Maximize Social Security With Spousal Benefits
Spousal Social Security benefits can be complex, but understanding them can help maximize your retirement income.
Asking Yourself ‘Now What?’ After Seeing The Social Security Fairness Act?
The Social Security Agency at this point does not have a specific timeframe as to when benefits will be adjusted.
Will I avoid the Social Security earnings limit by putting 85% of my income into my 401(k)?
In the years between 62 and your Full Retirement Age, or FRA, the deduction is $1 for every $2 earned above the limit. In the year you turn your FRA, it is $1 deducted for every $3 earned above the ...
Rich retirees win if Trump ends taxes on Social Security benefits — but there are plenty of losers
Well-off retirees stand to gain thousands of dollars in tax savings every year if President Donald Trump succeeds in his bid ...
Seven African countries to be hit hardest by US funding cuts
The Trump administration's cuts to USAID could trigger "a potentially massive economic shock," researchers said.
41 States That Don't Tax Social Security Benefits
Social Security benefits are one of the most impactful income sources for retirees. As of December 2024, over 51 million Americans received retired worker benefits, with many relying on them for a ...
Social Security's max $5,108 benefit is hard to get. Here's what to focus on instead.
In 2025, the maximum monthly benefit Social Security will pay is $5,108. To be clear, though, that's higher than the ...
The Average Benefit of Social Security's Oldest Recipients Might Surprise You
Since average earnings tend to rise over time, you'd expect to see younger workers -- those with higher average monthly ...
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Instead of Cutting Social Security Payments, Trump to Cut All Taxes on Social Security
President Donald Trump's bold promise to eliminate taxes on Social Security got one step closer to becoming a reality after Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky reintroduced legislation that ...
Social Security Got a Shake-Up in 2025, and 3 Changes May Surprise Retirees
The Social Security program undergoes a series of revisions each year to ensure benefit payments keep pace with inflation and ...
Canada’s social-democrats advocate “national unity” to wage tariff war on US
The impending Canada-US trade war is a reactionary conflict between rival imperialist powers that will be waged at the ...