A: Don’t bother. As I explained at the beginning of this column, retroactive benefits can only be paid if you file after your ...
Q: I am 67 and my wife is 54. I started collecting Social Security at 62. If I died today would she continue to receive my $1,400 Social Security benefit? If not, what age could she? — Patrick ...
About a month ago, I wrote a column in which I explained how “full retirement age” (the age at which a person can claim 100 percent of his or her Social Security retirement benefits) is going up. To ...
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Keep your Social Security safe! 10 situations where benefits are lost or lowered
There are some instances where you can lose your Social Security benefits (or have them reduced). We cover those in this ...
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Planning Retirement? Start With Understanding These 6 Social Security Terms
Planning for retirement involves more than simply saving money; it also means understanding how Social Security ...
I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No ...
The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset should have restored benefits for everyone.
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