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

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.

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

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 ...

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

Social Security payments are used to an estimated 67 million people - federal data shows - 173,226 of them in New Jersey.

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

Cost of living adjustments help prevent Social Security benefits from losing their buying power over time. Retirees are on ...

The Social Security landscape in the United States is ever-evolving, with millions relying on these benefits. As August ...

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