Chris Stein, CFP®
Spousal Benefit vs Your Own Earned Benefit
A divorced woman trying to decide between taking her own Social Security retirement benefit or the spousal benefit for which she is...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Jul 29, 2015
- 2 min
Spousal Benefits for the Non-Married
Effective May 19th, 2015 it is possible for some people to be eligible for the same Social Security benefits as spouses, even though they...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Jul 8, 2015
- 3 min
Divorced Spouse Benefit vs Your Own Retirement Benefit
We had someone write in recently asking us to confirm her plan for filing benefits. She is divorced, but not remarried and currently age...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Jun 24, 2015
- 3 min
Divorced, Remarried and Divorced Again
We recently were sent the following question… “I was married to my first husband for 12 years before I divorced him when I was 45. I...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Jun 17, 2015
- 2 min
Suspending Benefits & Claiming Spousal Benefits
Recently we received a question about Suspending Social Security Retirement Benefits, and since it is not the first time we have received...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- May 27, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Apr 22, 2015
- 3 min
GPO Can Make Claiming Decision Easy
If you’ve read this blog before, you know that sometimes you can have multiple possible claiming strategies when it comes to claiming...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Mar 25, 2015
- 2 min
Question on Remarriage and Survivor Benefits
We received a question from a listener regarding the effects of remarriage on survivor benefits. As this is a common scenario when a...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Dec 10, 2014
- 2 min
Social Security Benefits and Remarriage
In the past we have discussed Spousal Benefits for currently married couples as well as divorced spouses. Today I would like to cover...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Nov 5, 2014
- 2 min
Question on Divorced Spouse Benefits
Last week we discussed a question on Social Security spousal benefits that we received via email from a person who asked if it was...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Oct 29, 2014
- 2 min
Question on Spousal Benefits
In a previous blog post, we explained some of the basics of Social Security Spousal Benefits. Today we answer a question from a blog...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Oct 1, 2014
- 1 min
File and Suspend for Couples
File and Suspend is a Social Security claiming strategy that was made possible via the Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2000. ...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Sep 10, 2014
- 2 min
Social Security Spousal Benefits
Social Security Spousal Benefits are an integral element of many Social Security claiming strategies. This blog marks our first foray on...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
- Aug 27, 2014
- 2 min
Social Security Divorced Spouse Benefits
The unfortunate reality of today’s divorce rate causes many questions to arise about how the Social Security system handles benefits...
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