Several experts have suggested that instead of investing its $2.8 trillion in reserves exclusively in Treasury securities, Social Security could invest some of its money in the stock market to boost reserves. In this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, discusses what that might look like and what it could mean for Social Security's financial health.
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Investing its reserves could help narrow the Social Security funding gap. But by how much?
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