Retirees: This 2026 Social Security Change Could Help You Keep More of Your Benefits
The new year brings a slew of changes to Social Security. While many of them are subtle, they can make an impact on your bottom line — especially if you’re relying heavily on your benefits in retirement.
Not all the changes are positive, but one could help you keep more of your monthly payments in 2026 if you’re continuing to work in retirement.
The Maximum Social Security Benefit in 2026 is $5,181 Per Month — Here's Exactly How to Get It
Some people get more than $60,000 per year from Social Security. Will you be one of them?
The most you can get from Social Security in 2026 is $5,181 per month, which is about $62,000 in inflation-protected retirement income every year. In this video, I’ll discuss the maximum benefit and what you would need to do in order to get it.
Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Slip on Geopolitical Developments Ahead of Big Tech Earnings Week, Fed Decision; Gold Tops $5,000 for First Time
Stock futures were poised for a lower open Monday to begin a busy week of tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, while gold futures surpassed $5,000 an ounce for the first time.
Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures pointed down 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were near flat.
Read MoreFed expected to keep interest rates on hold this week
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its policy meeting this week, following three successive cuts at the end of 2025. So all eyes will be on how long officials signal they plan to hold rates steady.
“My expectation is they’re signaling a pause,” Esther George, former president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve,
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Read MoreNasdaq 100 Forecast: Tech Stocks Slide as AI Investment Fears Hit US Indices
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Wild Stat Since 1990 Is Ominous
The market is much like a pendulum, swinging back and forth, or more precisely up and down. With each dip, it finds the energy to power higher to break new highs. Until the buyers are exhausted that is, and then a correction follows.
Usually, it climbs up steps, slowly and methodically, but falls down the elevator shaft.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Has Latin Billionaire Spotted Screaming Buy
Carlos Slim made a splash in a surprising sector last year, choosing to bet big on oil production and refining businesses.
Throughout 2024, the (in)famous investor deployed about $1 billion into the oil market, including a little over $600 million in US refining company PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF).
Why is it about this relatively obscure energy name that has attracted Carlos Slim,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Scintillating Growth Stock Scooped Up by Billionaire
Stanley Druckenmiller, net worth $6.4 billion, is widely considered one of the world’s best investors. His biggest claim to fame is the fact that in its 30 years of operation, Druckenmiller’s hedge fund Duquesne Capital never had a down year.
Druckenmiller closed his hedge fund after the global financial crisis and opened a smaller,
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