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ThinkAdvisor | Even a Shutdown Can’t Stop the Social Security COLA

Published: October 15, 2025

“At the time, Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of NARSSA, an education and advocacy organization, told ThinkAdvisor that she was looking forward to seeing the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment announced on Oct. 15. Since then, of course, the federal government has entered a shutdown with seemingly no end in sight. The shutdown originally meant that the COLA announcement was to be delayed indefinitely, but top officials at the Bureau of Labor Statistics have since said it will publish the September consumer price index on Oct. 24. COLA, then, will also be calculated that day, Shedden said, much to the relief of the millions of Americans who rely on Social Security checks to help fund their retirements.”

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.”