Understanding Social Security survivor benefits is crucial for widows, as claiming early can reduce payments; strategic planning ensures financial stability.

Widowed or divorced? Learn how to claim the right Social Security benefit for you and boost your retirement income with some ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I'm 64. I'm getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow's ...

If you check those three boxes, you're eligible to receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount (PIA), which ...

Question: A woman from Moline writes: ``My first husband passed away when I was 33. I have been married to my current husband since I was 43. I will be 60 later this year, and I have heard that Social ...

Every week, Allworth Financial's Steve Hruby, CFP®, and Bob Sponseller, ChFC®, answer your questions. If you, a friend, or ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The widow of a woman who pushed to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island before she died of cancer will be entitled to her Social Security benefits after a yearslong fight to ...

The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state agency’s denial of additional death benefits to the widow of a fire technician who died after entering a room filled with nitrogen gas at the Faircrest Steel ...

Talking to a SSA representative in person is designed to help you make sure you understand your options and make the best choice you can about when to start your widow’s benefits. Frazao Studio Latino ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...