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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


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®
Feb 27, 20182 min read


COLA and DRC – When Are They Applied?
This week we received a question that is effectively a two for one since the question involves the difference in the application of COLAs...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 20, 20182 min read


Disability and Survivor Benefits
We received the following question regarding Social Security Disability and Survivor benefits recently: “My spouse receives Social...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 13, 20182 min read


Waiting for Credits to be Applied
This week we received a question about the timing of becoming “insured” in the Social Security system. Reaching insured status grants...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 6, 20183 min read


Switching 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®
Jan 30, 20182 min read


Question on CSRS and WEP
The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) is a defined benefit pension plan available to those who worked for the federal government...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 23, 20183 min read


Earnings Test and GPO
We recently received the following question that relates to both the Earnings Test and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). “My sister...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 16, 20182 min read


Missed Social Security Payments
A reader recently asked the following question about claiming missed Social Security payments: “I am trying to help a friend who is a...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 9, 20182 min read


Question on Switching from Survivor Benefits
The advantages to claiming survivor benefits versus your own benefits can be confusing. We recently received the following question from...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 2, 20181 min read


Happy Holidays!
We’re taking a break this week to spend some time with family and friends for the holiday. We’ll be back next week with a new post. Hope...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 26, 20171 min read


Question on the Earnings Test in the Grace Year
We received the following question on the Social Securyt earnings test last week: “I turned 65 on July 8 of 2017. Retired from my job and...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 19, 20172 min read
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