The COLA Illusion: 3 Reasons Your 2.8% Raise Disappeared Before it Hit Your Bank Account
If you checked your bank balance this week expecting a celebratory boost from the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), you likely ...
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14 Big Financial Dates in January 2026 — Including the New Social Security COLA
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The COLA Adjustment Isn’t Covering Winter Inflation Pressures
The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security is meant to help retirees keep pace with inflation. But in 2025, ...
6 January COLA Realities Every Retiree Should Know
Each January, Social Security beneficiaries receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) designed to offset inflation. The adjustment is based on the ...
Rising Medicare costs cut into Social Security’s 2026 COLA
Medicare beneficiaries will face higher premiums across the board in 2026. And for many retirees, those added costs will chip ...
Social Security COLA 2026: payments to go up 2.8% as inflation cools
The Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of ...
Why Your COLA Increase Might Be Disappearing Before You See It
Every fall, retirees eagerly await news of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). It’s designed to help benefits keep ...
What to Do When Your Social Security COLA Doesn’t Cover Your Rising Living Costs
Each year, retirees wait anxiously to hear how much their Social Security benefits will increase. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ...
What Does the 2026 COLA Really Mean for Your Monthly Check?
Every January, Social Security recipients wait for one number—the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). It’s supposed to help seniors’ benefits keep up ...
10 Big Financial Dates in October — Including the Social Security COLA
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