A reader from Arizona has some questions about his estimated monthly benefits from Social Security. “I retired in mid-2019 and turned 67 ...

In the complex world of Social Security and Taxes, there are always little “issues” floating around that could come back to harm you if y...

The following question came in this week… “I understand the earnings test for those under FRA but my question has to do with the period b...

The following question arrived this week: “I turned 63 in September 2018. I stopped working at the end of 2017, and do not expect to have...

Question from reader: “I’ve been reading your blog and enjoy how far reaching on SSA it covers. That said I’m confused on one area and th...

A few proposals for changes to Social Security seem to be gaining momentum. One of these is to change the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

We’ve talked about this before, but when it comes to Social Security, your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is the most important number yo...

We recently received an email question that asked us if it is true that people born in 1947 receive lower Social Security retirement bene...

We received a question asking us to clarify how the 40 Elapsed and 35 Computational Years work when Social Security calculates your Retir...

The 2015 OASDI Trustees Report, officially called “The 2015 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors I...

In a previous blog post we discussed how your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) can increase your Medicare Part B and Part D premiums...

Those of us who have been working for quite some time were accustomed to receiving a Social Security statement every year that reported t...

Today we discuss the reduction in monthly benefits as a result of claiming your retirement benefit prior to your full retirement age (FRA...

Working prior to claiming Social Security (SS) Retirement Benefits in a job that participates in the SS system generally will increase yo...

Social Security was originally designed to replace a portion of your income after you retire.  Yet for a variety of reasons many people f...

Little known to most people, a number of American workers don’t pay into the Social Security system.  Instead, these workers, who are mos...

When it comes to Social Security, your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is the most important number you’ll need to know.  But what is your...

Since the topic du jour of this blog is Social Security, it seemed fitting that our inaugural post should cover some basics of the Social...