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This Is the Average Social Security COLA Since 2014

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Year COLA 2014 1.5% Since 2014, the average COLA has landed at 2.6%. January 2023 saw the highest adjustment in four decades at 8.7%, but it's rare to see COLAs higher than 2% to 3% anymore. 2016 0% 2017 0.3% 2018 2% 2019 2.8% Source: Social Security Administration.

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Here's the Average and Maximum Social Security Benefit Every Year Since 2014

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This is how the average and maximum benefit amounts have changed since 2014 -- as well as some not-so-good news about the future of Social Security. There's bad news looming for retirees Despite much larger average and maximum payments in 2024 compared to 2014, current retirees may not actually be better off financially.

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This Stock Market Indicator Has Been 70% Accurate Since 2014. It Signals a Big Move in September.

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As an example, the S&P 500 has declined in 7 of the 10 Septembers since 2014, or 70% of the time. 2014: (1.6%) 2015: (2.7%) 2016: (0.1%) 2017: 1.9% In fact, the market has declined so consistently in that particular month that the phenomenon is called the "September Effect."

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These Were the 5 Biggest Companies in 2014, and Here Are the 5 Biggest Companies Now

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companies in 2014 The stock market looked quite different a decade ago. companies in 2014: Rank Company Market Cap ($Billions) 1 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $469 2 ExxonMobil $416 3 Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) (then known as Google) $409 4 Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $318 5 Berkshire Hathaway $286 Data source: Pwc. As of 3/14/2014.

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If You Invested $10,000 In NextEra Energy Partners In 2014, This Is How Much You Would Have

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Here's how much a $10,000 investment in NextEra Energy Partners in 2014 would be worth today. If you invested $10,000 in 2014, you'd have this much today NextEra Energy Partners has delivered for investors, but what does that mean for your total returns? Image source: Getty Images.

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If You'd Invested $10,000 in Meta Platforms Stock in 2014, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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If you were smart enough to invest $10,000 in this FAANG stock 10 years ago in February 2014, you'd be sitting on a balance of $75,900 today, good for a monster 659% gain. The social media and digital advertising behemoth is one of the most valuable businesses in the world. And during its ascent, it has rewarded shareholders.

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If You Invested $2,000 in HubSpot in 2014, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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From 2014 to 2023, its revenue increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% as its number of customers rose from 13,607 to 205,091. in 2014 to positive 15.2% HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) , a provider of cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing services, went public at $25 on Oct.

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