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Fraud Protection and Social Security
The Social Security Administration announced (again) that it was going to step up the fraud protection of online SS accounts. Text...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 23, 20172 min read
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How Does the Earnings Test Affect My Monthly Benefit?
You may be aware of the Social Security Earnings Test, but you may not know how it will directly affect your Social Security benefit...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 16, 20172 min read
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Delays in Your Delayed Retirement Credits
Did you know you could have a delay in receiving your delayed retirement credits? This week, I’d like to take a look at some of the...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 9, 20172 min read
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Rethinking Survivor Benefits
Surviving spouses, and ex-spouses that were married at least 10 years, are eligible to receive 100% of the amount their deceased spouse...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 2, 20173 min read
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The $69,000 Survivor Benefit That Almost Never Happened
This week we describe a situation where had a person followed the recommendation they received at the Social Security office they would...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 25, 20173 min read
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Social Security Statistical Snapshot
The Social Security Administration releases periodic updates about the benefits paid to beneficiaries. The following is a statistical...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 18, 20171 min read
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How to Fix Errors in Your Social Security Earnings Record
The Social Security Administration tracks hundreds of millions of records. Even with a very small error rate, there is a chance a glitch...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 11, 20172 min read
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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®
Apr 4, 20172 min read
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Can You Change Your Mind About Claiming Your Social Security Benefit
People often decide to claim Social Security benefits without fully understanding the ramifications of their decision. When you file...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 28, 20172 min read
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Social Security Phishing Warning
The following warning was released on March 6th, 2017 by the Acting Inspector General Social Security, and was of such importance I...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 21, 20172 min read
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Do Earnings After Claiming Social Security Matter?
We received the following question this past week that many of you will find interesting: “I am 65 years old right now and plan to claim...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 14, 20173 min read
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What’s Up With Your Social Security Number?
Prior to June, 2011 Social Security numbers were assigned based on your physical location, or more specifically based on the zip code for...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 7, 20172 min read
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Income Subject to Social Security Taxes
I ran across an interesting statistic recently that describes one reason why funding for the Social Security (SS) system is deteriorating...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 28, 20172 min read
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A Case For Claiming Social Security Early
So many Social Security claiming recommendations on our blog and elsewhere in the press involve reasons to delay claiming, we wanted to...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 21, 20173 min read
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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 14, 20173 min read
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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®
Feb 7, 20173 min read
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Social Security Spousal Benefits
Conditions for Claiming Spousal Benefits Social Security Spousal Benefits are an integral element of many Social Security claiming...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 31, 20172 min read
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Paper Statements Going Away… Again
Back in 2011 the Social Security Administration suspended the mailing of paper statements to most people and started giving people online...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 24, 20172 min read
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Transitioning 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 17, 20172 min read
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Questions on the Earnings Test
This week we received the following multi-part question from a blog reader/listener about how the Social Security Administration (SSA)...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 10, 20173 min read
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