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Spousal Benefits and The Restricted Application Strategy
Not surprisingly, following the rule changes of a few months ago, we have received several questions like this one regarding Spousal...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 29, 20162 min read
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The Cost of Claiming Social Security Early
We have talked on previous posts about the dollar benefit reduction if you file for Social Security before your full retirement age...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 22, 20162 min read
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New Spousal Benefit Rules
We have talked quite extensively about two aspects of the recent changes to Social Security filing rules (see the recent posts on Filing...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 15, 20163 min read
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Three Retirement Risks Social Security Can Help Reduce
Social Security, for all its faults ─ and there are many ─ remains one of the most successful government insurance programs ever...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 8, 20162 min read
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What Is the Lump-Sum Death Benefit?
Most recipients of Social Security benefits have heard about this mysterious lump-sum death benefit that is paid out upon a worker’s...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 1, 20163 min read
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Divorced Spouse Benefits When Exes Don’t Talk
We have blogged about divorced spouse benefits several times, but we received an email question leading us to believe we may need to...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 23, 20163 min read
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State Taxation of Social Security Benefits
We’ve previously discussed the taxation of Social Security benefits on a federal level, but taxes can vary greatly from state to state...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 16, 20162 min read
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Social Security Spousal Benefit Refresher
This week we received an email with questions about Social Security Spousal Benefits. The emailer asked several things I believe...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 9, 20162 min read
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Recovering From the Social Security Earnings Test
Back in May, 2014 I blogged on how the Earnings Test can reduce your benefits if you are receiving benefits prior to your Full Retirement...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 26, 20163 min read
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What You Should Know About Social Security Benefit Errors
With over 59 Million Americans receiving some sort of Social Security benefits it is not surprising that occasional errors occur. So...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 19, 20163 min read
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Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number
In this day and age it is becoming more and more common to hear of instances of identity theft. Identity theft can take a wide range of...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 12, 20162 min read
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New Social Security Changes Cost Middle Class Couple $21000
Again this week we have evidence of the negative effects of the new Social Security Changes. The proponents of these changes argue that...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 5, 20163 min read
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No COLA for 2016
On October 15, 2015 the Social Security Administration officially announced the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2016 to be ZERO.*...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 29, 20152 min read
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Seasons Greetings!
We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!  We’re taking the week off, but will be back next week with more important Social...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 22, 20151 min read
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A Case For Claiming Social Security Benefits Early
So many Social Security claiming recommendations on our blog and elsewhere in the press involve reasons to delay claiming, we wanted to...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 16, 20153 min read
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Questions On the Changes to Social Security
As word gets out about the changes to Social Security implemented in early November, we are starting to get a substantial number of...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 8, 20153 min read
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Rethinking Survivor Benefits
Surviving spouses, and ex-spouses that were married at least 10 years, are eligible to receive 100% of the amount their deceased spouse...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 1, 20153 min read
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Happy Thanksgiving!
We’re taking this week off to spend with family and friends. We’ll be back next week with a new blog post for you. We hope you have a...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 24, 20151 min read
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New Social Security Rules Cost Divorcee $48,000
We have had our first live case of a person approaching retirement who is significantly harmed by the new Social Security rules we have...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 17, 20153 min read
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Divorce Rate to Increase
While most of us in the retirement planning arena are still digesting the full impact of the significant Social Security rule changes...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 10, 20153 min read
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