In fact, based on how inflation has trended recently, it's clear that Social Security's 2025 COLA is already losing steam.

Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively ...

According to a 2025 survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute, only 21% of U.S. adults can correctly name their full ...

The projected 2026 COLA increase is now 2.7%-up from 2.4%, the lowest in years. Here's how the change affects retiree ...

Dear Quentin, I started thinking about retirement about 42 years ago when I opened my first IRA at 23. Since then, I have had ...

In June 2025, for example, the average Social Security payment to retired workers was $2,005.05. Going back to the start of ...

The good-ish news is that this is slightly higher than the 2.5% COLA for 2025. The could-be-better news is that this COLA is ...

Mavious Redmond was sentenced to prison for pretending to be her deceased mother to claim Social Security Retirement ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is projected to be higher next year, but it still might not be enough ...

"The Social Security Administration continues to report the good news of improved response times by phone and greater ...

Social Security is a safety net for many, but it can also be misused — and when that happens, the Social Security ...

When you retire, you may end up needing less income than what you need during your working years. The reason is because a ...