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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


Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’ll be back next week with more helpful Social Security information. Thanks for reading!

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 25, 20141 min read


Social Security – Plan Ahead
Sometimes it pays to plan ahead and learn the rules before you file for Social Security. The personnel at your local Social Security...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 18, 20142 min read


2015 Cost of Living Adjustment
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 1.7% cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2015 that will take effect this...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 11, 20142 min read


Question on Divorced Spouse Benefits
Last week we discussed a question on Social Security spousal benefits that we received via email from a person who asked if it was...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 4, 20142 min read


Question on Spousal Benefits
In a previous blog post, we explained some of the basics of Social Security Spousal Benefits. Today we answer a question from a blog...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 28, 20142 min read


Know the Rules Before You File
Have you ever wondered about Social Security representatives and the information they provide? Sometimes it helps if you know the rules...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 22, 20143 min read


Fall Colors
Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the roses, or in our case, stop and look at the fall colors! This week we’re taking some time...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 14, 20141 min read


File and Suspend for Singles
In last week’s blog we discussed several reasons why File and Suspend for married couples was a good idea because it maximizes spousal...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 7, 20143 min read


File and Suspend for Couples
File and Suspend is a Social Security claiming strategy that was made possible via the Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2000. ...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 30, 20141 min read


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...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 23, 20142 min read


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...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 16, 20144 min read
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