Data from TSCL’s 2024 Senior Survey shows 62% of older Americans worry their retirement income won’t even cover essentials such as groceries and medical bills. Will 2026's COLA increase help?

An early prediction for next year’s Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment shows retirees could be in for a shock.

Social Security benefits received a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, but for many retirees, this is not enough to keep up with rising prices. Their monthly checks don't go as far as they used to,

If you receive Social Security benefits, you are getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year. This means your retirement benefits check is going to be bigger than it was before. That's the good news.

The Social Security COLA increase for 2025 is finally here, and so is your boosted benefits check. Here's when you can expect it.

For retirees, healthcare expenses are unavoidable and increasingly unaffordable. Fidelity Research says a 65-year-old retiring in 2024 can expect to spend an average of $165,000 on healthcare and medical expenses throughout retirement — a 5% jump over the previous year and more than double 2002’s estimate.

According to a recent Social Security COLA survey by The Motley Fool that asked 2,000 retirees about the COLA, 81% of retirees say that the 2025 COLA will not help them keep up with their essential living expenses. And it isn't hard to see why.

Social Security in 2025 is poised for significant updates, impacting the benefits retirees rely on. From adjustments to the full retirement age (FRA) to increases in the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA),

Retirement can be incredibly expensive, and most Americans need to lean on Social Security to some extent to make ends meet. In fact, 43% of baby boomers say their benefits will be their primary source of income in retirement,