Dear Rusty >> My husband is 76, retired for four years, and receiving Social Security. I am only 59 and still working. We are both in good health and I’d like to think we still have many years to ...
I’m trying to decide whether to take Social Security early. My full retirement age (FRA) is 67. I know that my benefit is substantially and permanently reduced if I start collecting it at 62. My ...
The “deemed filing rule,” which says that when you are filing for one Social Security benefit, you are automatically filing for any and all other benefits you are due, doesn't apply to widows and ...
PeopleImages / Getty Images I get a lot of emails from women who have questions about the widows benefits they are already getting. Or they have questions about the widows benefits they think they ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Writer Patricia Carlson tells Jennifer Vega’s story in Jennifer’s words and point of view from email conversations the two had this fall. This is Jennifer’s story. Joey was ...