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Qualifying as a Spouse for Benefits
Strangely enough, there are rules that determine who qualifies as a spouse for purposes of qualifying for Social Security Spousal...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 31, 20172 min read


Question on Retroactive Benefits
The following question came in from a blog reader: “I am confused by Social Security retroactive benefits. I went in recently to file...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 24, 20172 min read


The COLA is Coming! The COLA is Coming!
Well, the wait is over for the 2018 announcement on the cost of living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security. Less than one hour ago (as...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 17, 20171 min read


Question on Earning Quarters or Credits
This week we received a question about our past blog post entitled When is a Quarter not a Quarter?. In that post I discussed a little...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 10, 20173 min read


Question on Delayed Retirement Credits
Today we have a question from a reader about a past blog post. Back in May, 2017 I posted an article describing exactly how the Delayed...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 3, 20172 min read


Many Will Lose the 2018 COLA
The good news this year is it appears that there will be a relatively large (compared to recent years) Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 26, 20172 min read


New Medicare Cards Coming
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this month that they will be mailing replacement ID cards to...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 19, 20171 min read


Student Loan Debt and Social Security
Student loan debt is usually thought of as a younger person’s issue, but a new report suggests that older Americans are also facing the...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 12, 20172 min read


Question on Family Maximum
We received an interesting email question this week that covers a couple confusing elements of the Social Security family maximum and the...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 5, 20172 min read


How to Withdraw Your Social Security Application
Should you file your Social Security application at age 62? Age 67? Age 70? You need to fully consider all the ramifications surrounding...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 29, 20172 min read


10 Year Rule and Divorced Spouse Benefits
We received the following question recently regarding the 10-year rule and divorced spouse benefits: “My Mother is 62 and wants to file...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 22, 20172 min read


Social Security Benefit Estimate Assumptions
The benefit estimate generated by the Social Security Administration can be confusing for many people, especially younger workers. What...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 15, 20172 min read


Question Regarding WEP
WEP, the Windfall Elimination Provision, affects people who worked in a Social Security exempt, government or non-profit job and who also...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 8, 20172 min read


Update on the Status of the Social Security System
A couple of weeks ago the Social Security Board of Trustees released their annual report that includes the status of the Social Security...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 1, 20171 min read


Latest Fraud Advisory
Last week the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Social Security Administration issued a press release warning people of the...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 25, 20172 min read


Question on Survivor Benefits
This week we were asked the following question via email: “I am 65 and my wife is 53. I plan on waiting until 70 to claim SS to get the...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 18, 20173 min read


Child-In-Care Spousal Benefits
We had the following question come in about Child-In-Care Spousal benefits and how they are affected by early filing: I am 66 and just...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 11, 20172 min read


Happy Independence Day!
Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! We’re taking some time off this week for the holiday. We’ll be back next week with a new post for you!

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 4, 20171 min read


When to Claim Divorced Spouse Benefit?
The Social Security Divorced Spouse Benefit can be a bit confusing. Recently we received an email question from a reader on this...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 27, 20172 min read


Taxation of Social Security Benefits
There has been a lot of talk around the office and with clients about taxation of Social Security benefits. Since we are talking about...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 20, 20174 min read
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