Sources
Sources of information used in the Prepare for Social Security book.
Introduction
Chapter 1
- Actuarial Life Table
- 67 percent of private industry workers had access to retirement plans in 2020
- Social Security Basic Facts
- Americans Remain Confident About Retirement, Even in the Face of the Pandemic
- SSA Needs Large Funding Boosts Following Pandemic, Years of Underinvestment
- Social Security Basic Facts
- How is Social Security Financed?
- How Many Workers Support One Social Security Retiree?
- Social Security Basic Facts Will Social Security run out of money? Here's what could happen to your benefits if Congress doesn't act
- Undocumented immigrants quietly pay billions into Social Security and receive no benefits
- Social Security Lifts More People Above the Poverty Line Than Any Other Program
- Think Twice Before Taking Retroactive Social Security Benefits As A Lump Sum
- Retroactive Effect of Application
- Delayed Retirement Credits
- Maximum Taxable Earnings Chart
Chapter 2
- Boost Your Social Security Benefit Every Month You Delay
- Some States Tax Your Social Security Benefits
- Life Actuarial Table
- Life Expectancy Calculator
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
- Form SSA-1 | Information You Need To Apply For Retirement Benefits Or Medicare
- Taxation of Social Security Benefits
- States That Tax Social Security Income
Chapter 9
- Married couples have 81 ways to claim Social Security. Here's how to maximize your benefits
- Almost all Americans take Social Security at the wrong time, study says
Chapter 10
About the Author
Matt Feret is the author of the Prepare for Social Security - The Insider’s Guide and the Prepare for Medicare - The Insider’s Guide book series and launched PrepareforSocialSecurity.com to help people get objective answers to questions about Social Security and Medicare. Matt is also the host of The Matt Feret Show. He has held leadership roles at numerous Fortune 500 Medicare health insurers in sales, marketing, operations, product development, and strategy for over two decades.