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Answers for Women About Social Security Sep. 06, 2017
I wouldn't know how to go about getting accurate information about this issue, but based on the emai... Read More
Take My Social Security Advice ... Not My Financial Advice Aug. 30, 2017
I've discussed this issue before in this column. I am a Social Security expert. But I am NOT a finan... Read More
Questions from Seniors with Kids Aug. 23, 2017
I haven't seen any demographic numbers on this issue, but if the emailed questions I'm getting from ... Read More
When to Actually File for Social Security Retirement Benefits Aug. 16, 2017
For some reason, I have been getting an awful lot of questions lately from seniors who are fretting ... Read More
Prisoners Do NOT Get Social Security Aug. 09, 2017
Q: I was in my local Social Security office recently. While I was sitting in the waiting room, I not... Read More
Leaving the Country? Read This Booklet! Aug. 02, 2017
I discussed this issue about six months ago. But for some reason, my email inbox continues to be cra... Read More
Explaining Medicare Card Codes Jul. 26, 2017
Q: My wife and I are both on Social Security and Medicare. Her Medicare card has my Social Security ... Read More
More Widows ... More Questions Jul. 19, 2017
Perhaps I've opened the floodgates? I've written a several columns over the past month or two discus... Read More
Stop Worrying About Social Security Jul. 12, 2017
I've written about this topic before. But I just have to do it again. If my emails are any indicatio... Read More
Elderly Seniors Want More From Social Security Jul. 05, 2017
I guess it's just a sign of the times we are living in. But I am amazed by the number of emails that... Read More
Social Security Laws Are NOT Changing Constantly Jun. 28, 2017
Several times every week, someone makes a comment similar to this one, which I found in today's emai... Read More
Neighbors Helping Neighbors with Social Security Issues Jun. 21, 2017
Q: I have a young 30-something neighbor who stopped working a few years ago to raise a family. She t... Read More
Rules About Retroactive Benefits Jun. 14, 2017
Before I get to today's questions, all of which deal with claiming retroactive benefits, I must make... Read More
Widows with Social Security Issues Jun. 07, 2017
Recently, I wrote a column about how Social Security impacts widows and widowers. But the questions ... Read More
Explaining the Windfall Elimination Provision May. 31, 2017
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about something called the "government pension offset." It is a la... Read More
Trump's Budget: A Slow Boat to Ruin May. 25, 2017
Donald Trump's first budget proposal is a brazen mix of ideology and dishonesty, seasoned with irres... Read More
Social Security Options for Widows and Widowers to Consider May. 24, 2017
Q: My husband died in 2009. I continued working until I was 62 in 2013. I then started drawing widow... Read More
Government Pension Offset Law Not About to Change May. 17, 2017
Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing w... Read More
No Bonus for Vets May. 10, 2017
I'm guessing there's something floating around on the internet giving veterans false hope that they ... Read More
Tale of Two Women May. 03, 2017
In today's column, I present emails from two different women. They have two things in common. They a... Read More
