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BottomLineInc | Social Security Benefits for Children

Published: October 10, 2025

Bottom Line Personal asked Social Security expert Martha Shedden for details about Social Security benefits for children of disabled parents, retirement age parents, and deceased parents.

San Francisco Chronicle | How the government shutdown could impact the Social Security COLA increase

Published: October 9, 2025

“Martha Shedden, the co-founder and president of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, said she believes Social Security recipients should still expect to get their increase in the new year as scheduled.”

ASPPA | Should Gen Z Care About Social Security?

Published: October 3, 2025

“The youngest people in the workforce belong to Gen Z. Where do they fit in? Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, says that she hears “a lot” of questioning by members of the youngest generations in the workforce regarding whether Social Security will benefit them. The AARP backs her observation with statistics.”

ThinkAdvisor | Two Big Social Security Advisory Groups Join Forces

Published: September 30, 2025

“Via the partnership, Registered Soial Security Analysts (RSSAs) will be able to collaborate directly with Social Security Advisors’ staff experts to file applications for Social Security benefits and troubleshoot unique cases involving benefit applications. Perhaps even more important, according to Shedden, is Social Security Advisors’ ability to file and manage appeals cases when particular benefit applications are denied by the Social Security Administration…”

FA Magazine | Social Security Orgs Partner To Expand Resources For Recipients

Published: September 30, 2025

“The National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, an educational and advocacy organization for advisors and other financial professionals, is partnering with Social Security Advisors, a firm that works with retail customers and financial professionals to help resolve Social Security issues. Association members will have access to the company’s expertise on the government benefit program. The association, which created and works on behalf of those who have earned the “Registered Social Security Analyst” certification, announced the partnership today.”

Press Release | NARSSA Announces Partnership with Social Security Advisors

Published: September 30, 2025

NARSSA has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Social Security Advisors, a Social Security advisory firm that has more hands-on Social Security planning, filing, and troubleshooting experience than any other private company in the country. The new partnership will combine the forces and experience of the top two leading Social Security advisory firms by providing Americans with the most complete suite of tailored services needed to help maximize their Social Security benefits.