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Chris Stein, CFP®

Oct 15, 2021
4 min

Social Security Child-In-Care Benefits

A reader has made some comments about child-in-care benefits linked to Social Security. "On two recent podcasts, I've waited to hear you...

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How Does A Family's Social Security Benefit Affect A Child's Social Security Benefit?

Chris Stein, CFP®

Apr 16, 2021
4 min

How Does A Family's Social Security Benefit Affect A Child's Social Security Benefit?

A reader from North Carolina would like to know how the family's maximum Social Security benefit affects a child's Social Security...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Jan 22, 2021
3 min

Social Security and Tax Brackets

A reader asks for confirmation of the rules around his mother retroactively filing for her Social Security benefit. "My mom will hit her...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Jan 8, 2021
3 min

Spousal Benefits and Social Security

A reader from Arizona wants more information on claiming Social Security spousal benefits at her husband's Full Retirement Age (FRA). "I...

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RMDs, Social Security, Annuities, and Pension Survivor Benefits

Chris Stein, CFP®

Nov 13, 2020
4 min

RMDs, Social Security, Annuities, and Pension Survivor Benefits

A Florida reader wrote a while back wanting to know about his wife's potential to claim a Social Security spousal benefit based on the...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Jan 22, 2019
2 min

Spousal and Dependent Benefits

I received the following question: My wife and I have full legal and physical custody of our granddaughter. She is 16 months old and...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Apr 17, 2018
2 min

Spousal Child in Care Benefits

We recently received this excellent question regarding spousal child in care benefits, so I want to share it with all of you. “My husband...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Sep 5, 2017
2 min

Question on Family Maximum

We received an interesting email question this week that covers a couple confusing elements of the Social Security family maximum and the...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Jul 11, 2017
2 min

Child-In-Care Spousal Benefits

We had the following question come in about Child-In-Care Spousal benefits and how they are affected by early filing: I am 66 and just...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Sep 23, 2014
2 min

Basics of Survivor Benefits

If a person who has earned survivor benefits passes away, the family members they leave behind may be eligible for those survivor...

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Chris Stein, CFP®

Sep 16, 2014
4 min

Social Security Child Benefits

We recently received an e-mail question from a blog post listener who wrote: I am 63 and still work with a salary that would cancel my...

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