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

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. #socialsecurity #deathbenefit #governmentwaste #socialsecuritycrisis #BernieSanders #ElizabethWarren #PeterWelch #fiscalirresponsibility #retirementbenefits #SocialSecurityfund #webinars #personalfinance #investmentmanagement #cryptoeducation #financialliteracy #investmentstrategy #financialplanning #alzheimersresearch #EdelmanFossilPark #2025goals ----- Join our mailing list: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/podcast Subscribe to podcast updates: https://form.jotform.com/223614751580152  Ask Ric: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/ask-ric  -----   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/ -----   Follow Ric on social media:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RicEdelman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ric_edelman/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricedelman/ X: https://twitter.com/ricedelman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RicEdelman -----   Brought to you by:   Invesco QQQ: https://www.invesco.com/qqq-etf/en/home.html State Street Global Advisors: https://www.ssga.com/us/en/intermediary/etfs/capabilities/spdr-core-equity-etfs/spy-sp-500/cornerstones Schwab: https://www.schwab.com/ TAYF Disclosure page: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/sponsorship-disclosure-fee