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Press Release | NARSSA Quickly Connects Americans With Its Nationwide Network of Social Security Experts Via Phone, Email & Social Media

Published: September 10, 2025

NARSSA has announced that its nationwide team of Registered Social Security Analysts (RSSAs) are available in minutes to help Americans with their Social Security questions and benefits. In addition to being available in-person, RSSA’s are reachable in most cases via phone, email and various social media platforms, making them an ideal contact for Americans that need immediate and reliable access to a credentialed expert specializing in Social Security.

Press Release | NARSSA Helping Americans Receive Millions of Dollars in Denied and Unapplied Social Security Benefits

Published: August 26, 2025

The National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts has announced that its nationwide network of Registered Social Security Analysts (RSSAs) is helping Americans recover millions of dollars in denied and unapplied for benefit payments from the Social Security Administration. RSSA helps all individuals, whether single, married, divorced or widowed, to secure real money (benefits) that can substantially change a person’s life. To validate these situations, RSSA will begin sharing real-world case studies of Americans who have requested RSSAs to help plan, file for, and/or receive Social Security benefits. The first in this series is a divorcee, who an RSSA helped to secure retroactive spousal benefits after the SSA previously denied her request.

Investopedia | How To Make Sure Social Security Will Last Another 90 Years, According to Experts

Published: August 18, 2025

“Since 1990, the employer and employee share of the Social Security tax contribution has been 6.2%,” said Martha Shedden, president of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. That means the payroll taxes have remained the same for 35 years.

CBS News | Social Security cost-of-living adjustment could be 2.7% in 2026, according to new estimate

Published: August 14, 2025

Martha Shedden, the president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, echoed that concern, telling CBS MoneyWatch that based on the current way COLA is calculated, the increase is “not keeping up with seniors’ true expenses.”

BottomLineInc | How Do I Know If I Have 40 Credits for Social Security?

Published: August 13, 2025

“Social Security credits are accumulated by earning income and paying payroll taxes on that income. But if you fail to accumulate at least 40 Social Security credits during your working life, you’re likely ineligible to receive retirement benefits. Bottom Line Personal asked Social Security expert Martha Shedden what people need to know about Social Security credits…”

Kiplinger | Five Social Security Myths That Can Cost You

Published: August 13, 2025

“I do not think the depletion of the trust fund reserves in 2033 is the only, or most important determining factor in deciding when to claim,” Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, told Kiplinger. She cautions that leaping to file earlier than planned can have long-term consequences.