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2027 Social Security COLA: Why Your 3.6% Increase May Feel Smaller
The 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is officially 3.6%. But will your spendable retirement income increase by the same percentage?
In this episode of the Wisdom to Wealth Podcast, Dr. Drew Stevens translates the new COLA into actual dollars and explains the difference between your gross Social Security increase and the amount that may ultimately reach your bank account.
Discover how Medicare deductions, tax withholding, the taxation of Social Security, and your household’s actual expenses can affect the value of the increase. You will also learn the three numbers every retiree should examine before changing a 2027 spending plan: the gross benefit, the net deposit, and the household’s true increase in essential expenses.
The Social Security Administration estimates that the average retired-worker benefit will increase by approximately $75 per month—from $2,095 to $2,170. Individual benefits and deductions will vary.
Listen now to understand what the 3.6% COLA could mean for your retirement-income plan—and why planning from your household numbers is more useful than planning from a headline.
To learn more about coordinating Social Security, Medicare, taxes, and retirement income, contact Wisdom to Wealth for a Retirement Clarity Conversation.
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14 Sept 2026
The Call That Could Wipe Out Your Retirement
Could one telephone call undo a lifetime of careful saving?
Financial scammers use more than technology. They manipulate decision-making through fear, urgency, authority, and isolation. Their messages may appear to come from your bank, a government agency, or even a member of your family—and artificial intelligence is making those impersonations increasingly convincing.
In this episode of Wisdom to Wealth, Dr. Drew Stevens explains why intelligent and financially experienced people can become victims, the warning signs that indicate someone may be manipulating you, and the 24-Hour Retirement Security Rule that can help interrupt a scam before money is transferred.
You will also learn why every retirement strategy should include a fraud plan, how to verify an alleged financial emergency independently, and seven powerful words that can protect your future:
“I’m not making this decision right now.”
Listen, follow Wisdom to Wealth, and share this episode with someone whose retirement security matters to you. One shared conversation could help protect a lifetime of work.
11 Sept 2026
What Important Decision Are You Leaving Until Tomorrow?
Twenty-five years ago, nearly 3,000 people began what appeared to be an ordinary Tuesday. They went to work, boarded airplanes, kissed loved ones goodbye, and made plans for tomorrow. In a matter of moments, the ordinary disappeared.
In this deeply personal episode of the Wisdom to Wealth Podcast, Dr. Drew Stevens remembers the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families forever changed, and the extraordinary courage of first responders and ordinary citizens.
Dr. Stevens also shares his personal connection to the World Trade Center and explores one of life’s most difficult truths: Life is precious, life is uncertain, and tomorrow is never promised.
That truth raises an important question: What decision have you continued to postpone?
For many people approaching or living in retirement, it may be reviewing their Social Security strategy, creating reliable retirement income, preparing for taxes and Medicare expenses, protecting a spouse, or finally questioning whether their current financial plan—and financial advisor—still meet their needs.
This episode examines the critical difference between thoughtful planning and indefinite procrastination. Deliberate planning has a purpose, a process, and a deadline. Procrastination is still a decision, and its financial consequences can last for years.
Honor the lesson of this day by identifying one important decision you have been postponing—and taking one meaningful step forward.
For retirement education and help evaluating your financial direction, visit https://wisdomtowealth.com.
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