Social Security is already a huge problem for financial advisors in 2024 because their faith in its long-term existence is too low to plan for
With zero reserves looming in nine years, and political headwinds, financial advisors who can't afford to have investors outlive their savings often prefer to punt on trying to predict such a wild card
Author Lisa Shidler January 5, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Brooke Southall and Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.
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January 5, 2024 — 5:09 AM
I admire advisors who err on the side of caution with regard to social security survival, but it also makes me wonder how much it will distort risk assessments used to create optimal retirement portfolios.
