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from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Your Social Security Check is Changing in 2026. Are You Ready?

Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026 due to the Cost-of-Living Adjustment based on third-quarter CPI-W data.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Don't Believe These 2 Myths About Social Security's Cost of Living Adjustment

Social Security COLAs typically fail to preserve retirees' purchasing power because the CPI-W understates seniors' higher healthcare and housing costs.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

The Fed's December Rate Cut Brings Bad News and Good News On the Social Security COLA

On December 10, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point rate cut, bringing the benchmark rate to the 3.5%-3.75% range. This was both the final rate cut and the final Fed meeting of 2025, so the Fed ended up delivering a total of three rate reductions over the course of this year. This means 2025 ends with the benchmark rate three-quarters of a percentage point lower than the 4.25% to 4.50% target rate we started the year with.
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