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Disappearing Social Security Strategies
I guess it was appropriate that this last weekend was Halloween since something very spooky happened with Social Security. Buried inside...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 3, 20152 min read


Zero COLA for 2016
In a blog post a month ago, we discussed the possibility of no Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits in 2016 and...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 20, 20152 min read


Military Pensions and Social Security
A blog reader recently asked us if their military pension earned from active duty in the 1990s and early 2000s would affect their Social...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 13, 20152 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 6, 20152 min read


Spousal Benefit vs Your Own Earned Benefit
A divorced woman trying to decide between taking her own Social Security retirement benefit or the spousal benefit for which she is...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 29, 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 22, 20153 min read


Social Security COLA and Medicare Premiums
The fact that Medicare premiums are affected by Social Security cost of living adjustments (COLAs) is a little known “side-effect” to a...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 15, 20153 min read


Getting a New Social Security Card
Everyone who has recently gotten a new job knows that part of the hiring process involves digging up that Social Security card you may...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 8, 20152 min read


Taxes On Lump-Sum Social Security Benefits
Sometimes Social Security benefits are paid in one lump sum, with two examples being Retroactive Benefits and Suspended Benefits. We...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 1, 20153 min read


Social Security Disability Benefits to Retirement Benefits
The following multi-part question came in recently: “I am on SS disability benefits now. Next year I reach my full retirement age of...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 25, 20152 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 11, 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 4, 20152 min read


Spousal Benefits for the Non-Married
Effective May 19th, 2015 it is possible for some people to be eligible for the same Social Security benefits as spouses, even though they...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 28, 20152 min read


The $69,000 Survivor Benefit That Almost Never Happened
This week we describe a situation where had a person followed the recommendation they received at the Social Security office they would...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 14, 20153 min read


Divorced Spouse Benefit vs Your Own Retirement Benefit
We had someone write in recently asking us to confirm her plan for filing benefits. She is divorced, but not remarried and currently age...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 7, 20153 min read


Applying for Social Security
We have often talked on this blog and our radio show about going to Social Security and “filing for you benefits.” All too often missed...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 30, 20153 min read


Divorced, Remarried and Divorced Again
We recently were sent the following question… “I was married to my first husband for 12 years before I divorced him when I was 45. I...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 23, 20153 min read


Suspending Benefits & Claiming Spousal Benefits
Recently we received a question about Suspending Social Security Retirement Benefits, and since it is not the first time we have received...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 16, 20152 min read


Working After Full Retirement Age
We recently had a question come in where the person asked the following: “I just turned 66 this year (in 2015) and have gone back to work...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 9, 20152 min read


Additional Side Effects of WEP
We have spoken several times about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) of Social Security. Regular visitors to the blog will...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 19, 20152 min read
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