She taught for 30 years, retired with a CalSTRS pension of $4,800 a month, and then lost her husband at 72. He had spent his ...

I just don't get people's fascination with retroactive Social Security retirement benefits. I can understand that on the surface, the idea of getting a big retroactive check from the government might ...

Lawmakers are pressuring the Social Security Administration to reverse a policy that is withholding thousands of dollars from recipients. Enacted in January 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act ...

The first time I watched a mass-affluent client walk right up to a lifetime Social Security mistake, it didn’t happen in a spreadsheet. It happened over dessert. We were in Chicago’s Gold Coast. My ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — After a controversial delay, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed the Fairness Act on Tuesday, just over a month after House Democratic leaders were forced to cancel a ...

Some retirees could be missing out on thousands of dollars in Social Security back pay, prompting a bipartisan group of U.S. senators to demand the agency reverse a policy limiting retroactive ...

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Some Social Security recipients could receive retroactive benefit payments they are owed under a recently passed law. A group of senators recently sent a letter to the Social Security Administration ...

Social Security changes in 2026 include a 2.8% COLA, higher wage cap, new earnings limits, and major Fairness Act payouts. Here is what to know ...