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← Back to News & MediaTerry Savage: When to take Social Security benefits | MSN Money
July 2, 2021
Or you can seek out experts to help you with this decision. Not all financial advisers have expertise. So go to NARSSA.org, the website of the National Association of Registered…
Read MoreHow to be both an early and a late claimer of Social Security | MarketWatch
June 25, 2021
To get an idea when you might consider this “claim-suspend-reclaim” strategy, I reached out to Martha Shedden, co-founder and President of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. One…
Read MoreHow to Get a Replacement Social Security Card | U.S. News & World Report
June 21, 2021
Those who are requesting updates to their Social Security record also cannot use the online service. "If you plan on making changes to your Social Security card, such as a…
Read MoreJune 3, 2021
With over 200,000 financial advisors in the U.S., competition in the financial industry makes it difficult to stand out. By obtaining industry certification as a Social Security expert, financial professionals…
Read MoreJune 3, 2021
Plan ahead. Learning how Social Security is taxed as the federal and state levels is one task. Planning ahead for those taxes is another, said Martha Shedden, the president and…
Read MoreWhy Do I Pay Taxes On My Social Security and Pension Benefits? | TheStreet
May 4, 2021
Only part of the money an individual contributes to Social Security has had taxes paid on it, says Martha Shedden, RSSA, CRPC, president and co-founder of The National Association of…
Read MoreHow to Minimize Taxes When Social Security, RMDs Kick In | ThinkAdvisor
April 1, 2021
Financial advisors who have Social Security expertise and the understanding of tax consequences when withdrawing funds from retirement accounts and other income streams are extremely well-suited to providing retirement planning.
Read MoreWeekend Reading for Financial Planners | Kitces.com
March 25, 2021
The RSSA program includes a module on incorporating Social Security claiming strategies into the overall retirement income plan, and also covers Medicare (and where Medicare claiming overlaps with Social Security…
Read MoreRetirees still have to pay ‘hidden’ taxes on Social Security, expert says | Yahoo Money
March 25, 2021
“The taxation of Social Security income amongst all the other retirement income is kind of hidden,” Martha Shedden, executive director of National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, told Yahoo…
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