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Thu Jan 1 2026

How to maximize your retirement savings in 2026

Make these moves before the year gets rolling.

Social Security changes in 2026 include a cost-of-living increase and an increase in the maximum benefit recipients can get.

Social Security payments for the month of January follow a normal schedule. January checks will reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living increase (COLA).

Babies will start getting their $1,000 Trump accounts in 2026, but contributors may only get a big tax headache, experts said. Here's why.

Those who get Supplemental Security Income benefits got a check on Dec. 1 and will get another on Dec. 31, for January 2026.

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