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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.

San Francisco Chronicle | Retirement on the horizon? Make these money moves first

Published: September 27, 2025

One major factor to consider is the “break-even” age — the age at which you’ll take in the maximum amount of benefits before your retirement comes to its natural conclusion — but it’s not the only one, said Martha Shedden. She’s the president of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, an organization that trains professionals to help people find the optimal strategy for claiming benefits. When it comes to deciding when to claim, “unless you’re a single person who’s never been divorced, married or widowed, there are so many different rules that may apply to you,” Shedden said.

ThinkAdvisor | SSA Chief’s Retirement-Age Comments Reveal an Alarming Truth: Retirement Expert

Published: September 25, 2025

Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, agreed that imminent reforms are unlikely. She noted that Bisignano’s affirmations that the program will be “protected” are important, though, and she believes that the political risk involved with significant Social Security cuts for current or near-retirees makes that outcome highly unlikely. “I am very hopeful for the long-term outlook of Social Security,” Shedden said. “I encourage younger generations to become informed advocates for this social insurance program. It provides disability insurance, life insurance, medical insurance, and of course, insurance of loss of income in retirement.”

MarketWatch | Should Gen Z and millennials even bother including Social Security in their retirement plans if the program is running out of money?

Published: September 17, 2025

“I definitely hear that a lot from younger generations,” said Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. “They flatly state, ‘It’s not going to be there for me.’” But that’s simply not true, Shedden said. “Social Security is not going bankrupt. The whole program is not going to stop. The worst that will happen, if nothing is done, is benefits will be reduced.”