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Social Security's 2027 COLA Estimate Is Likely to Have Jumped in September, Courtesy of a Trump Bump and the Stock Market's No. 1 Catalyst

Independent estimates called for a 3.5% Social Security raise after the August inflation report, but the final figure should be higher.

Social Security's 2027 COLA Estimate Is Likely to Have Jumped in September, Courtesy of a Trump Bump and the Stock Market's No. 1 Catalyst

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