Social Security's 2026 COLA Will Get a "Trump Bump" -- It May Not Be Enough to Keep Retirees Ahead of Inflation

A 2025 survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows more than half of retired workers expect to make substantial spending cuts next year due to inflation. For many of those people, that concern is rooted in fear that Social Security benefits will lose purchasing power.Indeed, more than half of retirees surveyed by The Motley Fool say Social Security payments failed to keep up with rising prices over the last two years due to insufficient cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). And that problem is likely to repeat itself next year despite benefits getting a "bump" from President Trump's tariffs.Here's what retired workers should know.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool