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Delayed Claiming and Retroactive Benefits
Another good question regarding delayed claiming and retroactive benefits has come in from our listeners this week: “I am over 70, and...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 7, 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


Filing Strategies for Spouses With Large Age Differences
What are the options for Social Security filing strategies when spouses have a large age difference? Limited Choices There are more...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 28, 20173 min read


Switching Survivor Benefits
We had the following question on Social Security survivor benefits come in this past week from a blog reader… “My mother is 69 years old...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 7, 20172 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Overcoming Privacy Concerns With Divorced Spouse Benefits
As our long time blog listeners/ readers know, divorced spouses are entitled to receive benefits on their ex-spouse’s earnings if certain...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 27, 20163 min read


Spousal Benefits Without the Wait
This is a follow up to a blog post from June 8th, 2016 entitled “Who Qualifies as a Spouse for Benefits?” As it turns out, there is...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 13, 20162 min read


Who Qualifies 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®
Jun 7, 20162 min read


Do the GPO or WEP Transfer to Survivors?
Question from this week deals with the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions of Social...

Chris Stein, CFP®
May 24, 20162 min read


Switching From Widow’s Benefits to Retirement Benefits
Once again this week we have a question from the public. This time it is regarding a transition from widow’s benefits to one’s own...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 12, 20162 min read


Social Security Filing Strategies for Spouses With a Large Age Difference
Another question has come in via email, and this time it involves Social Security filing strategies for spouses with a large age...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 5, 20163 min read


Spousal Benefits and The Restricted Application Strategy
Not surprisingly, following the rule changes of a few months ago, we have received several questions like this one regarding Spousal...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 29, 20162 min read


New Spousal Benefit Rules
We have talked quite extensively about two aspects of the recent changes to Social Security filing rules (see the recent posts on Filing...

Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 15, 20163 min read
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