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Could You Live on Your Future Retirement Income for 30 Days? Try This Test

Retirement planning gets a lot more interesting when the question changes from how much money you have saved to how much you can actually spend each month. A 30-day retirement budget test can expose the difference between a retirement that looks comfortable on paper and one that feels comfortable in…

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 15

Saving Too Much for Retirement Can Create a Problem Nobody Warns You About

Saving aggressively for retirement can leave you with a surprisingly awkward problem: plenty of money on paper, but less flexibility than you expected. A large retirement account can trigger taxes, increase certain Medicare costs, and leave you short of cash for expenses that pop up years before retirement.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 15

How Sha Na Na could help determine the House majority

Jason Dick talks with the latest Roll Call on the Road mission crew, Mary Ellen McIntire and Tom Williams, about what they learned on their reporting trip to Pennsylvania, including interacting with candidates from Scranton to Harrisburg, as well as Sha Na Na frontman and Social Security advocate Jon “Bowzer”…

Roll Call · Oct 15

Trump administration promises social security recipients 3.6% increase in 2027

‘Seniors have spent years watching their expenses outpacing their benefits’ advocate says

The Guardian - US · Oct 14

Social Security Checks: $75 Monthly Boost Forecast for 2027 as Commissioner Makes Bold Prediction

AARP forecasts a 3.6% Social Security COLA for 2027, adding about $75 a month, as the retirement trust fund faces depletion in 2032.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

Donald Trump approval ratings crash in 39 states ahead of November 3 US Midterm elections, energy, gasoline prices add to worry. Can Social Security Cost of Living-Cola Payment save it for Republicans?

Donald Trump approval ratings in some states were sliding to negative from the positive that is recorder earlier in 2026. Republicans are retreating from a handful of battleground U.S. House races, while Democrats are racing to raise money to boost candidates who seemed like long shots earlier this year.

The Economic Times · Oct 14

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 announced

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month

The Social Security Administration projects a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities starting in 2027

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 will be 3.6%. Is that enough for retirees?

The cost-of-living adjustment will kick in December 31, 2026

The Independent UK · Oct 14

You Hit Your Retirement Number and Still Won’t Retire — What Are You Waiting For?

Reaching your retirement savings goal should feel like crossing a finish line. Instead, some people reach the number they spent decades chasing and immediately start moving the finish line. Another year at work seems sensible. A little more savings would provide extra comfort. Before long, the retirement date that once…

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 14