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Proposed Changes to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)
A few proposals for changes to Social Security seem to be gaining momentum. One of these is to change the Windfall Elimination Provision...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 19, 20163 min read
Calculating Your Primary Insurance Amount
We’ve talked about this before, but when it comes to Social Security, your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is the most important number...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 7, 20152 min read
Glitch in COLA Haunts Retirees
We recently received an email question that asked us if it is true that people born in 1947 receive lower Social Security retirement...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 23, 20153 min read
Elapsed vs Computational Years
We received a question asking us to clarify how the 40 Elapsed and 35 Computational Years work when Social Security calculates your...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 12, 20153 min read
2015 Social Security Trustees Report
The 2015 OASDI Trustees Report, officially called “The 2015 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 5, 20152 min read
MAGI and Medicare
In a previous blog post we discussed how your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) can increase your Medicare Part B and Part D...
Chris Stein, CFP®
May 13, 20153 min read
Don’t Trust Social Security’s Benefit Estimate
Those of us who have been working for quite some time were accustomed to receiving a Social Security statement every year that reported...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 31, 20153 min read
Benefit Reduction For Claiming Early
Today we discuss the reduction in monthly benefits as a result of claiming your retirement benefit prior to your full retirement age...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 10, 20152 min read
How Work Affects Retirement Benefits
Working prior to claiming Social Security (SS) Retirement Benefits in a job that participates in the SS system generally will increase...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 24, 20152 min read
Social Security Earnings Test
Social Security was originally designed to replace a portion of your income after you retire. Yet for a variety of reasons many people...
Chris Stein, CFP®
May 20, 20142 min read
You May Weep Because of WEP
Little known to most people, a number of American workers don’t pay into the Social Security system. Instead, these workers, who are...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 29, 20142 min read
Your Social Security Primary Insurance Amount
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...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 22, 20142 min read
Basics of Social Security Retirement Benefits
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...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 1, 20142 min read
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