What is  NSSA®

The NSSA® (National Social Security Advisors) Certificate is a nationally recognized standard of competent and ethical Social Security planning. It signals that your advisor is able to provide thoughtful and strategic advice regarding maximization of Social Security filings.

NSSA® Certified Advisors help individuals and couples improve their financial security during retirement years through maximization of Social Security benefits.

The need for an NSSA® Certified Advisor is critical today.

As continued cutbacks are made to the Social Security program, the government is providing less support to applicants. Applicants are left to research their own options prior to applying. Representatives in local Social Security offices are no longer allowed to offer case-specific advice…leaving many applicants at risk for making costly errors on their application.

An NSSA® Certified Advisor can help you make the right choices as you prepare your Social Security application.

Thomas R. Hager

Learn about retirement planning from Mister Social Security.Tom was named the National Social Security Association (NSAA) “Advisor of the Year” in 2014 for becoming the organization’s first registered educator and devoting considerable time in his practice to promoting Social Security education and helping clients maximize claiming strategies. Tom is a certified educator with the NSSA and a subject matter expert for the NSSA’s accreditation panel.

More than 90%

of Social Security recipients do not maximize their benefits because they do not understand their options. A certified NSSA® advisor can guide you through the process and help you make the right decisions.

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