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Benefit Eligibility
A question about spousal and survivor benefit eligibility came in this week: “My mother is 64 years old. She was married to my father...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 17, 20182 min read


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®
Jul 10, 20183 min read


Happy Independence Day!
Since the 4th of July falls on a Wednesday this year, we’re taking the day off to celebrate! Hope you have a wonderful Independence Day...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 3, 20181 min read


Leaving Your Social Security Benefit 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®
Jun 26, 20182 min read


FRA 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®
Jun 19, 20182 min read


Delaying Survivor Benefit
We received the following question from a reader this week: “My mother will be turning 65 this year and is trying to figure out how to...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 12, 20183 min read


MySocialSecurity Online Account Issues
In the past we have discussed how you can create an online account with Social Security. This will give you access to your earnings...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 5, 20182 min read


Memorial Day
We’re taking the week off in honor of Memorial Day. We’ll be back next week with a new post for you. Thanks for reading!

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 30, 20181 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®
May 22, 20186 min read


Beware of Retroactive Benefits
A little issue has come to our attention with regard to the way Social Security offices process your application for benefits once you...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 15, 20182 min read


Social Security Didn’t Tell Him
We received the following email this week… “I have a dear friend who at age 60 lost his wife. She was on SS disability while she was...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 8, 20182 min read


Grace Year Confusion
Looks like another Social Security office has confusion over the “Grace Year”. Even though we have covered this recently I am choosing...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 1, 20182 min read


Working After Age 62
Working in a job that participates in the SS system prior to claiming Social Security (SS) Retirement Benefits generally will increase...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 24, 20182 min read


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...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 17, 20182 min read


Grace Year and the Earnings Test
We received the following question about the Social Security earnings test from a reader this week… “I am turning 62 in May and have...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 10, 20182 min read


Better Customer Service
We have people contact us regularly who have had struggles dealing with customer service issues at the Social Security Administration. ...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 3, 20181 min read


Happy Easter!
Thanks for checking in. Nothing much happened with Social Security this week and we’ve got some family plans for the Easter holiday, so…...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 27, 20181 min read


Retirement Accounts and the Earnings Test
We received an email this week with a question about how the earnings test is applied to withdrawals from retirement accounts… “When...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 20, 20181 min read


Spring Break!
We’re taking the week off to spend some time with family over spring break. Hope you get to enjoy some down time soon too and we’ll be...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 13, 20181 min read


Escalating a Social Security Issue
This week we received the following question about how to escalate a Social Security customer service issue. “I have been waiting for...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 6, 20182 min read
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