The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is a crucial mechanism applied annually by Social Security to ensure beneficiaries' payments keep pace with rising prices.

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I am contemplating retiring at the end of the year. I'm married and will receive two monthly pension payments; $3,600 from military service and $1,500 from civil service. Our total projected monthly ...

I'm now writing to you for advice a second time. I'm 51, still married, 25 years now, and still residing in Maryland. My whole financial world is upside down as my life has changed dramatically. The ...

The study, conducted by researchers at Columbia University, found that ACE students’ five-year graduation rate was 11.7 percentage points higher than the rate of students who were eligible for, but ...

It fixes a little-known but longstanding flaw in federal tax law that has penalized low-income retirees who stay in the workforce: the automatic link between Social Security and Medicare Part A, which ...

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In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

The Medicaid and SNAP changes are just the latest in a series of Trump policies affecting state finances, including the ...

The 'One Big Beautiful Bill' proposes changes to Social Security and Medicare, potentially affecting retirees and low-income ...

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