According to the latest estimates, Social Security's cost of living adjustment (COLA) should be about 2.63% when it appears in recipients' checks next year. But according to a recent New York Federal Reserve survey, some of the costs that disproportionately affect older Americans are expected to rise much faster, as Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses in this video.
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Social Security beneficiaries are going to get a raise next year. But it might not be nearly enough.
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Matt Frankel, CFP, is a contributing Motley Fool Personal Finance Expert and Stock Market Analyst covering financial and real estate sectors, plus personal finance. Prior to The Motley Fool, Matt was a high school and collegiate mathematics instructor. He holds a B.S. in Physics from University of South Carolina, an M.S. in Mathematics from Nova Southeastern University, and a graduate certificate in financial planning from Florida State University. Fun fact: Matt won a SABEW award for coverage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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