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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 12, 20153 min read


Full Retirement Age for Survivor Benefits
Sometimes things that look simple and easy to understand can have a hidden “but” or two that makes them a little more confusing and...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 5, 20152 min read


Schedule Glitch
Due to a minor schedule glitch, we don’t have a new post for you this week. Please check back next Wednesday.

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 28, 20151 min read


GPO Can Make Claiming Decision Easy
If you’ve read this blog before, you know that sometimes you can have multiple possible claiming strategies when it comes to claiming...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 21, 20153 min read


Medicare Premiums & Your Social Security Check
Once you reach age 65 it is common practice to become part of the Medicare insurance system. If you are also collecting Social Security...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 14, 20152 min read


Retirement Plan Benefit Estimates
In 2013, the Department of Labor announced that they were going to require the plan administrators of “qualified” employer sponsored...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 7, 20152 min read


Question on Remarriage and Survivor Benefits
We received a question from a listener regarding the effects of remarriage on survivor benefits. As this is a common scenario when a...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 24, 20152 min read


Question on Claiming Suspended Benefits
After listening to our discussion of Suspending Benefits we had a reader/listener contact us with a hypothetical question. To set up...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 17, 20153 min read


Social Security Timeline
Most people know they are eligible for Social Security retirement benefits when they reach age 62, but there is a whole Social Security...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 3, 20153 min read


Social Security – A Better Deal Than You Think
For quite some time now there has been a movement afoot to “privatize” Social Security. The argument for privatization promotes the view...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 17, 20156 min read


Social Security’s 75th Anniversary
January 31st, 2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the very first Social Security monthly benefit check. Ida May Fuller paid into the...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 10, 20152 min read


Quarters vs Credits
To qualify for Social Security benefits you have to accumulate a certain number of credits… or is it quarters? The methods on how to...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 3, 20153 min read


Social Security Analysis
This week’s post addresses a recent question from a radio show listener. She wrote: “My husband and I are both 53. He is already...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 27, 20154 min read


Withdrawing Your Social Security Application
In the past we have mentioned how important it is to fully consider all the ramifications of your choice of when to file for Social...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 20, 20152 min read


Social Security Trust Fund
What Is The Social Security Trust Fund? As the politicians begin to talk more frequently about the Social Security situation for...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 13, 20152 min read


Changes to Social Security for 2015
A new year is upon us! We have all aged a bit more and hopefully grown exponentially wiser. As we all know, the new year brings changes...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 6, 20153 min read


Happy Holidays!
We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday! We’ll be back next week with more helpful Social Security information .

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 23, 20141 min read


Leaving Your Social Security to Someone Else?
You’ve saved well, invested responsibly and accumulated more assets that you’ll need in your retirement. When you pass away, there will...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 16, 20142 min read


Social Security Benefits and Remarriage
In the past we have discussed Spousal Benefits for currently married couples as well as divorced spouses. Today I would like to cover...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 10, 20142 min read


Survivor Benefits and Continuing to Work
As a follow up on our previous posts regarding the Basics of Survivor Benefits, this week we are going to answer a question regarding how...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 2, 20142 min read
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