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We are thrilled to announce that RSSA® has been accepted into the AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP® accelerator program, an 8-week program designed to elevate promising early-stage AgeTech startups. This incredible milestone underscores RSSA’s commitment to empowering individuals and financial professionals with tools, education, and support to optimize Social Security benefits and promote financial wellness for aging…

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025, which will affect the benefits of millions of Americans starting in January. This increase reflects the rising cost of living and will impact Social Security payments and other key figures like maximum taxable earnings and retirement earnings test thresholds. In response, RSSA updated…

LeadStar, the proprietary, private leads platform created with and exclusively for AmeriLife-affiliated agents, announced today that it has partnered with Registered Social Security Analysts (RSSA), a premier organization dedicated to advancing Social Security advisory skills, to offer a new feature to the ever-expanding LeadStar platform and its diverse offerings available…

NARSSA proudly unveils the RSSA Roadmap Social Security Tax Calculator, a valuable addition to the RSSA eLearning and software platform. Specifically engineered to enhance the Social Security planning process, this tool provides future retirees with a method to calculate the tax implications of their Social Security benefits.

The National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts® announced today its new fintech platform, RSSA Roadmap™, which is a proprietary fintech platform designed to provide consumers and retirement professionals with precise Social Security retirement planning as well as access to a first-of-its-kind nationwide “call center” staffed by trained experts in Social Security.RSSA Roadmap is the…

Andy Watts, Avantax Vice President, Investment Solutions said: “This partnership with NARSSA will benefit our Financial Professionals and the clients they serve. It’s a great fit because clients seek and expect expert advice on all aspects of retirement planning from their Financial Professional. The expertise Financial Professionals gain from earning their RSSA credential will further…

“We are delighted to establish a partnership with NAEA,” said Todd S. Whiton, CEO of NARSSA. “NAEA’s commitment to professional development and excellence for its members, naturally aligns with NARSSAs mission to ensure that every Social Security eligible person gets every dollar that they have earned and are entitled to.” Whiton continued, “Tax planning is…

NARSSA and NAPFA will be collaborating on several initiatives to promote Social Security education to NAPFA’s member community. These initiatives are to include educational programs, articles, podcasts, and other program benefits for NAPFA members. NAPFA members who complete NARSSA’s Social Security education course will have the opportunity to earn their RSSA® credential and be recognized…

Martha Shedden has teamed up with Market Domination LLC and has started Social Security: Answers From The Experts, a podcast that aims to help educate soon-to-be retirees and financial professionals about important Social Security decisions and other important issues related to retirement planning.

NARSSA and FPA will work on several initiatives to help educate FPA members on Social Security, including access to the RSSA course. The collaboration will also include Social Security insights and education delivered through webinars, workshops, contributed articles to FPA’s Journal of Financial Planning, blogs, and more.