The 2026 Social Security COLA Announcement Appears to Have a New Date. Here's What You Need to Know

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to announce the COLA by Nov. 1, but the data used to calculate it will ...

2026 COLA Date Confirmed: Here’s How Much Social Security Checks Could Grow

With the COLA announcement date confirmed, Social Security recipients may expect bigger checks soon. Learn how much more you ...

President Donald Trump's Tariffs Are Set to Boost Social Security Raises in 2026 -- Here's the "How?" and "How Much?"

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be announced nine days late, on Oct. 24, due to the federal government shutdown. Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy is having a direct ...
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How to save money as grocery prices climb

How much of your grocery prices changed in the past year? We crunched the numbers from the latest consumer price index to find out. Overall food prices are up 2.9% from July 2024. Which food solved ...

3 Things About Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) All Retirees Need to Know

On Oct. 15, the Social Security Administration is set to unveil an official cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. It's ...

The 2026 COLA announcement is coming. When it will happen, how much North Carolinas could see

The 2026 COLA was originally set for Oct. 15, but was delayed after the government shut down. Here's what we know.
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We got two very different inflation reads this week. Here's what gives

Two inflation reports are out this week that might give a bit of whiplash. Tuesday we learned consumer prices are relatively stable across many goods and services — despite higher tariffs. But then ...