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2025 February


RSDI in March: New payments, more benefits for different groups and no SSI throughout the month

RSDI in March: New payments, more benefits for different groups and no SSI throughout the month

When that 1st of the month falls on a holiday or weekend, the Administration sends the checks on the immediately preceding working day.


Social Security Shuts Down Key Office in Major Overhaul

Social Security Shuts Down Key Office in Major Overhaul

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced the closure of its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity (OCREO) as part of a broader effort to optimize resources and improve operational efficiency.


Why Are US Stock Futures Rising on Monday? – Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

Why Are US Stock Futures Rising on Monday? – Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

Charlie Bilello, the chief market strategist at Creative Planning, in an X post, highlighted that the Nasdaq 100 was trading above its 200-day moving average for 489 consecutive sessions, which was its second highest in history since 1986.


North Korea’s Lazarus Group Suspected in $1.4 Billion Bybit Crypto Hack

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Suspected in $1.4 Billion Bybit Crypto Hack

North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group is suspected to be the mastermind behind the $1.4 billion Ethereum ETH/USD hack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, as per findings from blockchain data platform Arkham Intelligence.


You can give up getting your Tax Refund from the IRS if you haven’t done this

You can give up getting your Tax Refund from the IRS if you haven’t done this

There are two advantages to sending the documentation as soon as possible: on the one hand it will allow us to correct errors and, on the other, it will speed up the Tax Refund payment process.


Social Security 2025: Passed SS Increase check in Florida is arriving in the last week of February

Social Security 2025: Passed SS Increase check in Florida is arriving in the last week of February

In this sense, if you live in Florida and you are in the group 4 of retirees before the end of the next week of February you will have your monthly Social Security benefit available.


You will not get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in March even if the benefit has a passed payment increase

You will not get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in March even if the benefit has a passed payment increase

Even so, it is true that this is not entirely bad news, since thousands of Americans who regularly collect this payment will be able to enjoy this benefit earlier, so they will have a somewhat different budget in February.


Jeff Bezos-Backed Anthropic Fights US Move To Block Google’s Search Proposal – Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Jeff Bezos-Backed Anthropic Fights US Move To Block Google’s Search Proposal – Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

The AI startup also claimed that a forced sale would unfairly benefit its larger competitors, including OpenAI and Meta Platforms IncMETA.


Mortgage interest rates in February: will they fall without a Fed meeting?

Mortgage interest rates in February: will they fall without a Fed meeting?

Mortgage rates in the United States have stayed high in recent months, which has an impact on people who want to renew their loans or purchase a property.


Mandatory requirements to get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as of March 2025

Mandatory requirements to get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as of March 2025

In March 2025, the United States Social Security Administration will send new SSI payments to eligible beneficiaries.


Advantages and disadvantages of being a homeowner while getting Social Security retirement benefits

Advantages and disadvantages of being a homeowner while getting Social Security retirement benefits

In order to start the collection of a monthly Social Security check in the United States, it is not mandatory to be a homeowner, but it is true that being one at the time of retirement can have its advantages.


Good news for 65-year-olds: these are Florida’s tax benefits for 2025

Good news for 65-year-olds: these are Florida’s tax benefits for 2025

As we have already mentioned, these tax benefits are only intended for citizens of the United States who live in Florida and are 65 years of age or older.