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BottomLineInc | Social Security Fairness Act Payments: What You Need to Know

Published: December 8, 2025

NARSSA’s Martha Shedden contributes to Bottom Line Inc. sharing insights on, the recently signed into law, Social Security Fairness Act.

TheStreet | Social Security touts backlog reductions, sharp drop in wait times

Published: November 22, 2025

Martha Shedden shared her insights with TheStreet on the recent improvements across the Social Security Administration. She noted that NARSSA “welcomes continuing improvements in staffing and technology at the SSA that provide Americans with more personalized assistance, timely responses to their questions and resolutions with applications and claiming issues.”

Kiplinger | Still Working While Receiving Social Security? A Financial Adviser’s Guide to the Earnings Test

Published: November 20, 2025

NARSSA’s Martha Shedden contributes an article to Kiplinger explaining how the earnings test works, how it can affect monthly benefits, and what individuals need to understand to navigate it smoothly.

Press Release | NARSSA Announces Modernization and Upgrade of Its RSSA Program

Published: November 3, 2025

The National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts has announced that it has completed a major redesign and upgrade of its RSSA® program that is used to educate, certify and train its nationwide team of Registered Social Security Analysts (RSSAs). The RSSA Program upgrade and redesign marks an exciting new chapter for NARSSA. The newly redesigned program includes a state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS), updated coursework, and enhanced learning support—all designed to make earning the RSSA certification more engaging, efficient, and rewarding…

Press Release | Social Security Administration Announces 2.8% COLA Increase for 2026

Published: October 24, 2025

After a nine day delay caused by the Federal Government Shutdown, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2026, reflecting the rising cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from July through September. This adjustment, alongside updates to other key Social Security data points such as maximum taxable earnings and retirement earnings test thresholds, will affect millions of Americans’ Social Security benefits beginning with benefit payments in January 2026…

Kiplinger | 2026 Social Security COLA is 2.8%: What You Need to Know

Published: October 24, 2025

However, some retirees might find this COLA increase lacking. “A 2.8% increase is modest, especially for retirees whose cost increases may be higher in areas such as health care, housing, or other retirement-specific expenses,” Martha Shedden, co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, told Kiplinger.