What's going on with Social Security?

Episode 181

The US election was bitterly fought and one of the issues kicked around was the state of Social Security, the foundation of many people's retirement. Writer Mary Beth Franklin is a renowned expert in the field and she talks to Bruce Kelly, InvestmentNews senior columnist, about why this is stressing people out and what the future of Social Security might look like.

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