Social Security
News, insights and expert analysis on social security from the team at Kiplinger.
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Social Security Payment Schedule for 2026Find out when you can expect your 2026 Social Security payments and the date you get paid when your scheduled day falls on a holiday.
By Donna LeValley
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6 Changes to Social Security in 2026Big changes come to Social Security every year, impacting everything from the size of your benefit check to your full retirement age. Here's what you need to know.
By Donna LeValley
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3 Questions That Reveal the Best Age to Take Social SecurityThe Social Security decision should reflect how clients want to spend, withdraw from wealth and experience retirement. Here's how advisers can find that out.
By Matthew Sommer, PhD, CFA®
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5 Social Security Myths That Can Cost You ThousandsBefore you collect Social Security benefits, make sure you don't believe any of these falsehoods.
By Donna Fuscaldo
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When Will Social Security and Medicare Run Out of Money?Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?
By Elaine Silvestrini
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Retirement Mistakes My Boomer Parents Made That I'll AvoidWe inherit many traits from our parents, but these retirement mistakes don’t have to be among them. Gen Xers and Millennials can thrive in retirement.
By Jacob Schroeder
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We're 59 With $5.3 Million. Can We Frontload Our Spending?We are retired and want to spend $250,000 a year, but once Medicare and Social Security start, we'll need less. Are we nuts?
By Maurie Backman
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Claiming Social Security Soon? 5 Smart Moves to Make NowClaiming Social Security is a lifelong decision, and poor choices can cost the average couple more than $180,000. Complete these tasks to avoid a big mistake.
By Jeremy Keil, CFP®, CFA®, CKA®
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Don't Let Low Tax Rates Lull You Into the Torpedo ZoneThe Social Security provisional income threshold can create a "tax torpedo" for disciplined savers, raising your effective marginal tax rate to 40.7% or more.
By Ray R. Harris, MBA, RSSA®
