12/10/24: Why Social Security Is Paying for Your Funeral—And Why It Shouldn’t

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUTURE with Ric Edelman

The Social Security death benefit has been $255 for the last 50 years and a bill in Congress proposes to increase it to $2,900, highlighting the broader financial struggles of the Social Security system. Plus, Ric will be expanding webinars in 2025 and offering a broad array of content on planning, Alzheimer's research and more.

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Links from today’s show:

Today's Webinar - The Retirement Revolution: ETF Solutions for Modern Retirement Planning: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/the-retirement-revolution-etf-solutions-for-modern-retirement-planning

12/9 Webinar Replay - What the Election Results Mean for Crypto: https://dacfp.com/events/what-the-election-results-mean-for-crypto

2/24-2/26 Wealth Management Convergence-2025 https://www.thetayf.com/pages/convergence-2025

11/13 Webinar Replay - An Innovative Way to Generate Income in a World of Declining Rates: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/november-13-2024-an-innovative-way-to-generate-income

10/9 Webinar Replay - Crypto for RIAs: Yield, Staking, Lending and Custody. What’s beyond the ETFs? https://dacfp.com/events/crypto-for-rias-yield-staking-lending-and-custody-whats-beyond-the-etfs/

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