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Maurie Backman | Jun 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM EDT

Social Security Benefit Cuts Could Be 6 Years Away. Here’s How Likely Cuts Are, and How to Prepare

If you’re among the millions of retirees who collect Social Security today, there’s a dire milestone looming: 2032. That’s the…

Maurie Backman | Jun 11, 2026 at 10:37 AM EDT

3 Ways You Could Slash Your Social Security Benefits Without Even Realizing It

Once you retire, you’ll probably depend heavily on Social Security to cover your costs. Even if you have savings, your…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT

Earning $0 or $100,000 in Your Final Year Barely Moves a 66-Year-Old’s Social Security, But It Can Raise Medicare Two Years Later

The Worry That Shows Up on the SSA Screen A 66-year-old logs into the Social Security website to file. The…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 11, 2026 at 6:15 AM EDT

Still Earning at 69 With a $300,000 IRA? Why Funding a Traditional Account Now Can Backfire at 73

Picture a household where one spouse, age 69, is still earning roughly $80,000 a year and plans to work another…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

The Roth Conversion Window Before Social Security: A Retiree’s Tax Strategy Worth $66,000

The Invisible Stretch Between Retirement and Benefits A 66-year-old retiree stops working, has a sizable traditional IRA, and delays Social…

Christy Bieber | Jun 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM EDT

Nearly 20% of Your Tax Dollars Now Pay Interest On Your Debt. Here’s the 2032 ‘Doomsday Scenario’ That Could Cripple Social Security

In fiscal year 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal budget deficit will total $1.9 trillion, which is…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT

The $30,000 Stock Sale That Subtly Pulled a 68-Year-Old’s Social Security Into the Tax Torpedo

The sale that looked harmless Picture a 68-year-old single retiree living mostly on Social Security with a modest taxable brokerage…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM EDT

Why $34,000 Is the Social Security Tax Threshold Most Retirees Never See Coming

Ask 10 retirees whether Social Security gets taxed and you get 10 different answers. Some swear it is never taxed.…

David Beren | Jun 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM EDT

Fidelity’s 2026 Study: 76% of Boomers Are Counting on Social Security While Younger Generations Lean on Workplace Plans

Fidelity’s 2026 retirement study draws a clear line between generations based on where they expect their retirement income to come…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

We’ve Been Married 40 Years. Why Is My Wife’s Social Security Only $1,000 a Month When Mine Is $3,200?

Four decades of marriage, both retired, and the monthly Social Security deposits look wildly mismatched. His check lands at about…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM EDT

My Ex-Husband Died and I Didn’t Even Know. Can I Still Claim Social Security Survivor Benefits on His Record?

A woman in her sixties has not spoken to her ex-husband in 20 or 30 years. He remarried, moved away,…

Maurie Backman | Jun 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM EDT

Social Security Becomes a Flashpoint as Lawmakers Clash Over Funding

Social Security is facing some serious problems in the coming years. And policymakers can no longer afford to sit on…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

I’m 65 and Widowed. Switching My Social Security Out of Fear Could Shrink My Check 8% a Year for Life

A 65-year-old widow lost her husband in 2014. Health problems pushed her to claim a reduced survivor benefit at 60,…

Maurie Backman | Jun 9, 2026 at 6:18 AM EDT

Social Security’s $68 Billion Giveaway Just Ran into a Brick Wall

If Social Security is a big source of retirement income for you, you may be hoping for a larger…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM EDT

The RMD Trap: How a Single $95,000 Withdrawal Blindsided a 73-Year-Old’s Medicare Costs

Why a Routine Withdrawal Casts a Long Shadow Tom is 73, single, on Medicare, and lives in the kind of…

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Social Security Benefit Cuts Could Be 6 Years Away. Here’s How Likely Cuts Are, and How to Prepare

3 Ways You Could Slash Your Social Security Benefits Without Even Realizing It

Earning $0 or $100,000 in Your Final Year Barely Moves a 66-Year-Old’s Social Security, But It Can Raise Medicare Two Years Later

Still Earning at 69 With a $300,000 IRA? Why Funding a Traditional Account Now Can Backfire at 73

The Roth Conversion Window Before Social Security: A Retiree’s Tax Strategy Worth $66,000

Nearly 20% of Your Tax Dollars Now Pay Interest On Your Debt. Here’s the 2032 ‘Doomsday Scenario’ That Could Cripple Social Security

The $30,000 Stock Sale That Subtly Pulled a 68-Year-Old’s Social Security Into the Tax Torpedo

Why $34,000 Is the Social Security Tax Threshold Most Retirees Never See Coming

Fidelity’s 2026 Study: 76% of Boomers Are Counting on Social Security While Younger Generations Lean on Workplace Plans

We’ve Been Married 40 Years. Why Is My Wife’s Social Security Only $1,000 a Month When Mine Is $3,200?

My Ex-Husband Died and I Didn’t Even Know. Can I Still Claim Social Security Survivor Benefits on His Record?

Social Security Becomes a Flashpoint as Lawmakers Clash Over Funding

I’m 65 and Widowed. Switching My Social Security Out of Fear Could Shrink My Check 8% a Year for Life

Social Security’s $68 Billion Giveaway Just Ran into a Brick Wall

The RMD Trap: How a Single $95,000 Withdrawal Blindsided a 73-Year-Old’s Medicare Costs

Why Your Ex-Spouse Could Inherit Your $600,000 401(k) Even After Remarriage

Gold Went Flat in 2026. This Award-Winning Fund Still Milks 13% Income Out of It

Married 9 Years? One More Anniversary Changes What Social Security Owes You Forever

Why Your Ex-Spouse Could Inherit Your $600,000 401(k) Even After Remarriage

Married 9 Years? One More Anniversary Changes What Social Security Owes You Forever

Why Your Ex-Spouse Could Inherit Your $600,000 401(k) Even After Remarriage

Gold Went Flat in 2026. This Award-Winning Fund Still Milks 13% Income Out of It

Social Security Articles

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Social Security Benefit Cuts Could Be 6 Years Away. Here’s How Likely Cuts Are, and How to Prepare

3 Ways You Could Slash Your Social Security Benefits Without Even Realizing It

Earning $0 or $100,000 in Your Final Year Barely Moves a 66-Year-Old’s Social Security, But It Can Raise Medicare Two Years Later

Still Earning at 69 With a $300,000 IRA? Why Funding a Traditional Account Now Can Backfire at 73

The Roth Conversion Window Before Social Security: A Retiree’s Tax Strategy Worth $66,000

Nearly 20% of Your Tax Dollars Now Pay Interest On Your Debt. Here’s the 2032 ‘Doomsday Scenario’ That Could Cripple Social Security

The $30,000 Stock Sale That Subtly Pulled a 68-Year-Old’s Social Security Into the Tax Torpedo

Why $34,000 Is the Social Security Tax Threshold Most Retirees Never See Coming

Fidelity’s 2026 Study: 76% of Boomers Are Counting on Social Security While Younger Generations Lean on Workplace Plans

We’ve Been Married 40 Years. Why Is My Wife’s Social Security Only $1,000 a Month When Mine Is $3,200?

My Ex-Husband Died and I Didn’t Even Know. Can I Still Claim Social Security Survivor Benefits on His Record?

Social Security Becomes a Flashpoint as Lawmakers Clash Over Funding

I’m 65 and Widowed. Switching My Social Security Out of Fear Could Shrink My Check 8% a Year for Life

Social Security’s $68 Billion Giveaway Just Ran into a Brick Wall

The RMD Trap: How a Single $95,000 Withdrawal Blindsided a 73-Year-Old’s Medicare Costs

Why Your Ex-Spouse Could Inherit Your $600,000 401(k) Even After Remarriage

Gold Went Flat in 2026. This Award-Winning Fund Still Milks 13% Income Out of It

Married 9 Years? One More Anniversary Changes What Social Security Owes You Forever

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