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Every year, the Social Security Board of Trustees releases a report detailing the current status of the program and its outlook for the future. The report includes details on everything from the state of Social Security’s trust funds to projected COLAs to the program’s operating costs and more.

I recently ran across a post on social media from someone who was scared. She explained that she had $0 saved for retirement and was approaching age 50. I could appreciate her fear. She was probably despairing, perhaps assuming that most people were in much better shape than she was, financially.

If you’ve been hearing rumors that Social Security is on the brink of disappearing, here’s an encouraging update — that’s not in the cards at all. It’s true that Social Security is facing some financial issues that may results in benefit cuts. But the program is not at risk of going away

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