Social Security benefits are a crucial income source for retirees. There are a few reasons for that, including the fact that ...

While the final COLA won’t be announced until October, projections are becoming more refined as midyear data solidifies.

Replacing Fed Chair Jerome Powell with "someone more willing to follow the administration's preferences in setting interest rates" could have a "profound impact on the economy and the cost of living ...

Having survived a previous job loss and economic downturn, this writer describes a familiar financial fear as inflation ...

Learn about the Social Security COLA projection for 2026, including what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for ...

But many retirees live only or mostly on Social Security, creating a situation where the program's annual cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, become all the more important.

A history-making moment may be in the cards for Social Security's 2026 COLA Throughout the 2010s, Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments were nothing to write home about.

The IRS has announced the 2022 cost of living adjustments to qualified plan limits. As expected, many of the limits increased significantly compared with prior years. Below are the highlights, and ...

In each of the prior 23 years, pollster Gallup surveyed retirees about their reliance on the Social Security income they're receiving. Between 80% and 90% of respondents noted it was a "major" or ...

The fact that the Fed didn’t change interest rates has no direct impact on the 2026 COLA, as interest rate data is not what determines the Cost of Living Adjustment.