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id=\"%E2%80%9CBeth_Pinsker_Plan_for_the_worst-case_scenario_of_lower_expected_Social_Security_payments_by_finding_income_elsewhere%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Beth Pinsker: Plan for the worst-case scenario of lower expected Social Security payments by finding income elsewhere&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_and_investing_are_your_two_options_to_make_up_the_difference\"><\/span>\n  Saving and investing are your two options to make up the difference<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" 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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       If your retirement date falls after 2034, the current estimate of your future <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security benefits may not hold up. <\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s when the government fund that sends out the monthly checks could run short of money to pay out in full. If Congress doesn\u2019t shore up or place curbs on Social Security, anyone in the range of 55 or younger today might face reduced benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       \u201cTwo years ago, I would have said that\u2019s impossible. The adage was always that there\u2019s not a politician on the planet who will keep their job if they talk about reducing Social Security,\u201d says Kelly LaVigne, vice president of consumer insights at Allianz Life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But in the current economic and political climate, it\u2019s not irrational to worry about Social Security going away or being crimped. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filecache.mediaroom.com\/mr5mr_nwmutual\/178768\/2022%20P%26P%20Study%20--%20Financial%20Adaptation.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">Northwestern Mutual 2022 Planning &amp; Progress Study<\/a> found that 43% of respondents weren\u2019t confident Social Security would be there for them when they need it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No matter the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections, Congress is going to be evenly split and will continue to be hampered by gridlock. Changes to Social Security could come simply from legislative inaction if it lasts long enough. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the latest Consumer Price Index numbers show that inflation is slowing but it\u2019s still high enough to cause concern. That could lead to another big Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA), eroding the fund even faster. A month ago, the government said COLA will increase 8.7% in 2023, the biggest increase in four decades.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re under 55 years old, it\u2019s time to review what retirement looks like for you with reduced Social Security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_do_the_new_math\"><\/span>How to do the new math<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Mind you, you don\u2019t have to go all the way down to zero on your estimate of your future Social Security benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people should still be optimistic about receiving some level of Social Security benefits,\u201d says Geoff Manville, senior director of government affairs at Mercer, a benefits consultant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Devin Carroll, a Social Security expert who founded the blog <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialsecurityintelligence.com\/\" class=\"icon none\">Social Security Intelligence<\/a>, runs his own retirement projections, he cuts the number in half. How that impacts you depends on the amount you have saved and the income you need to generate in retirement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you take somebody who is around 40 and earns $100,000 now, their projected Social Security is around $3,000 per month. Then you have to look at how much you need to have in retirement money to replace that. It\u2019s a large sum of money,\u201d Carroll says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You have to consider a few more parameters, such as whether Social Security will continue to pay spousal benefits to nonworking spouses, which can be as much as half of the primary earner\u2019s check amount. Or, perhaps, this might just be limited at higher income levels. <\/p>\n<p>Social Security\u2019s full retirement age may also get pushed later than 67 in the future, so you might have to factor in more years of covering your expenses. There are also some provisions in the proposed Secure 2.0 bill that may affect future retirement funding, such as the age to start required minimum distributions (RMDs) from qualified plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To do rough calculations, you can use an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/work\/retirement-planning\/retirement_calculator.html\" class=\"icon none\">online retirement calculator<\/a> that enables you to adjust the amount for Social Security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you look at that 40-year-old couple making $100,000, you can see how much difference it makes for them to retire at age 67 and get $6,000 a month combined in Social Security versus getting half that amount. If the couple saves 10% of their salaries,  and they\u2019ve already saved $50,000 to date, they\u2019d have $1.1 million at retirement and would be on target to cover more than 60% of their current expenses, according to the AARP calculator. With half the amount of Social Security, that couple would have a shortfall of nearly $750,000, all else being equal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the worst-case scenario, where only one spouse works and the total family benefit is reduced to just $1,500 a month, there could be a shortfall of over $1 million at retirement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_find_replacement_income\"><\/span><strong>How to find replacement income<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The answer to covering the missing money is one of those simple things that\u2019s nearly impossible to do: You have to save more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Better to know that now than be caught short when it\u2019s too late. You can start with bumping up contributions to your 401(k). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking full advantage of workplace retirement plans can help all workers, regardless of age, and build meaningful savings for their retirement years,\u201d says Manville.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it may take more than that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave a traditional 401(k) and Roth, but don\u2019t ignore nonqualified accounts. Those have some benefits too,\u201d says Carroll. <\/p>\n<p>He says to keep in mind that you need some cash on hand to cover living expenses before RMDs kick in. If you keep things simple with a portfolio of ETFs, you can minimize the tax impact, he adds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you want to replace the guaranteed income of Social Security with some kind of monthly check until you die, it\u2019s difficult to match. You\u2019d have to look at some type of annuity product, which can be costly and complicated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial Security is one of the few assets that has the ability to pay for two lives that also can increase with cost-of-living adjustments to offset the effects of inflation. It\u2019s also tax-advantaged income,\u201d says LaVigne. \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot out there that can do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_from_MarketWatch\"><\/span>More from MarketWatch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>As layoffs hit big tech companies, lots of stock options are on the table. Here\u2019s what one adviser tells her clients. <\/p>\n<p>Your portfolio needs diversification. Here\u2019s the best way to go about it in these volatile times<\/p>\n<p>This easy, free iPhone hack naming a legacy contact could be the most important estate planning move you make<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Beth Pinsker\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/topics\/journalists\/beth-pinsker\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethpinsker\",\"text\":\"@bethpinsker\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/mailto:beth.pinsker@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"beth.pinsker@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beth_Pinsker\"><\/span>Beth Pinsker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><ufc-follow-author-widget product=\"marketwatch\" author-id=\"280_MW\" author-name=\"Beth Pinsker\" signin-url=\"https:\/\/accounts.marketwatch.com\/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fplan-for-the-worst-case-scenario-of-lower-expected-social-security-payments-by-finding-income-elsewhere-11668190089%3Frss%3D1%26siteid%3Drss\" panda-api=\"https:\/\/follow-api.marketwatch.com\"><\/ufc-follow-author-widget><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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