Why the Social Security Administration Can’t Help You With Your Benefits

Sam Liang | April 26, 2016 | Annuity Basics, Social Security, Your Retirement

The Social Security Administration (SSA) can’t help you with your Social Security benefits. That sounds funny, I know, but they can’t.

What I mean is that they can’t help you put a plan in place to maximize your benefits. An article in last year’s Wall Street Journal said it best: “The Social Security isn’t your financial advisor.”¹

Everyday, 182,000 people visit an SSA office. They field 445,000 phone calls daily. In 2014, they received 17 million applications just for new and replacement cards. 59 million Americans received benefits last year.²The fine folks at the SSA are just trying to keep their heads above water.

But a plan is what everybody needs. Why? Because there’s a whole lot of money at stake and the rules are incredibly confusing. If you’re married, there are 567 different combinations of how and when you can file for your benefits.²

A Social Security plan is important. If you have one, you’re 50% of the way there, but only 50%. That’s because for most people, Social Security will only provide around half of their retirement income. It could be more or less depending on your personal circumstances. What’s your plan for the other 50% of the income you’ll need?

If you would like to learn more about Sam Liang or Rubino & Liang LLC., visit our website http://rubinoandliang.com or call our office (617) 630-8787.

¹ “What You Don’t Know About Social Security, But Should.”, The Wall Street Journal, Monday, June 23, 2014.

² “Social Security Basic Facts”, The Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/basicfact.html

About the Author:

Sam is Chief Executive Officer of Rubino & Liang. His background is in helping to keep money protected. He searches to find retirement strategies and insurance products that are designed to follow those two very important rules: Rule #1 – Just don’t lose the money, and Rule #2 – Don’t forget Rule #1.

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