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What To Do When Social Security Reps Give You Misinformation Mar. 25, 2020
I really do not like writing columns that are critical of my former colleagues at the Social Securit... Read More
With a Spouse, Taking Your Social Security Early Might Be Better Mar. 18, 2020
I'm sure you've seen websites, or received mailers from financial planners, that entice you with com... Read More
Retirees With Disabled Children Mar. 11, 2020
Some older folks who are pushing retirement age might have a disabled minor child and wonder if that... Read More
Sometimes a Woman Can Switch From Her Own to Spousal Benefits Mar. 04, 2020
Many women are constantly sending me emails complaining that they think they should be getting some ... Read More
Let's Just Reach Into the Mailbag Feb. 26, 2020
I have just returned from a six-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. (I met more than a few Austr... Read More
Politicians Have Not Stolen Social Security Money Feb. 19, 2020
I give lots of talks about Social Security. I've given thousands of them over the past 45 years. And... Read More
Social Security Start Date Problem Solved? Feb. 12, 2020
Maybe the Social Security Administration fixed the problem? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.... Read More
Crazy Ideas Feb. 05, 2020
I know everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. But let's be honest. Sometimes a lot of those... Read More
OK, You're Dead! Now What? Jan. 29, 2020
Several months ago, I wrote a column about how to handle Social Security matters when a loved one di... Read More
Do Earnings After Retirement Increase Your Social Security Check? Jan. 22, 2020
Conventional wisdom has it that old folks are supposed to spend their retirement years sitting in a ... Read More
Readers Question AARP Article About Spousal Benefits Jan. 15, 2020
I've gotten quite a few emails from readers who have questions about an article on Social Security b... Read More
Tips for Dealing With the Social Security Administration Jan. 08, 2020
Near the end of last year, I wrote a couple of columns in which readers complained about the service... Read More
Turning 66 in 2020? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 01, 2020
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself, because it... Read More
Social Security Update for 2020 Dec. 25, 2019
It has been my custom for most of the past 23 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Today France, Tomorrow the USA? Dec. 24, 2019
As that rail and subway strike continued to paralyze travel in Paris and across France into the thir... Read More
Working Women, Stay-At-Home Moms And Social Security Dec. 18, 2019
Sometimes I will write what I think is the most harmless and innocuous column about a Social Securit... Read More
Will This Be My Last 'Notch Baby' Column? Dec. 11, 2019
About once every two years or so, I write a column about Social Security's infamous "notch baby" iss... Read More
More Complaints About Social Security Service Dec. 04, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the fact that the new commissioner of Social Security, a guy name... Read More
Women Who Say They Are Not Getting Enough From Social Security Nov. 27, 2019
Just out of curiosity, I wanted to find out what the most common questions readers have been asking ... Read More
Name That Commissioner Nov. 20, 2019
I am going to give you a series of names. I would give any reader a hundred bucks if he or she could... Read More
