Description
Our Social Security system provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to millions of Americans. The long-term future of Social Security
and Medicare is uncertain, triggering concerns for many workers who are now paying into the system. Attend this course to learn what matters,
cover real-world situations and use the tools provided to advise your clients to make optimal decisions when it comes to Social Security and Medicare.
Learning Objectives:
When you complete this course you will be able to:
- Describe the role of the Social Security Administration and how FICA applies to the funding of Social Security, and Medicare benefits.
- Identify the benefit eligibility issues.
- Determine Social Security benefits and the implications retirement age has on those benefits.
- Identify what types of Social Security survivor benefits are available.
- Describe the disability income benefits and the multiple factors that can impact those benefits.
- Identify coverages and costs associated with Medicare and what it does not cover.
Topics Discussed:- What Medicare will and will not do
- Managing Medicare gaps
- Analyzing the wide menu of Social Security benefits
- Social Security benefits for workers and families: retirement, survivor, disability, and death benefit
- Tax impact of social security premiums and benefits
- Impact of the new 3.8% Medicare surtax on investment income
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