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Ownership, Not Government Spending, Will Shrink Wealth Gap Jul. 31, 2019
With the next round of Democratic presidential candidate debates upon us, we will surely hear more a... Read More
King of Debt Jul. 31, 2019
Donald J. Trump once called himself the "King of Debt." Unfortunately, he's living up to that title ... Read More
Women and Social Security Jul. 24, 2019
Most women have a different relationship with Social Security than men do. Why is that? After all, a... Read More
Vets Being Duped By Social Security Rumor Mill Jul. 17, 2019
Not a week goes by when I don't get emails, such as the one here, from veterans who have been led to... Read More
Dems Want Another Chunk of Your Paycheck Jul. 17, 2019
Democrats see your paycheck as fair game for their endless social improvement projects. Every Democr... Read More
Reid Needs to Get Real About Debt Jul. 12, 2019
A staple of Republican rhetoric has been to attack big government and the soaring debt. While many i... Read More
Two Views of Social Security From the 1970s Jul. 10, 2019
My sister lives in a home she inherited from my mother after my mom died in the early 1990s. She was... Read More
Filing for Social Security Benefits Jul. 03, 2019
I get lots of questions about the mechanics of filing for Social Security benefits. Some of the ques... Read More
50-Year-Old XY Seeks More X, Less Y Jul. 02, 2019
Dear Annie: I'm a 58-year-old male. Ever since my early 20s, I've been confused about which sex I tr... Read More
Social Security Reduction Isn't Chiseled in Stone Jun. 26, 2019
ARF! ARF! ARF! That's not a dog barking. It's the acronym for a little-known Social Security rule th... Read More
German Pensioner Thinks She's Being Cheated By US Social Security Jun. 19, 2019
Q: I am 66 years old. Even though I am now a U.S. citizen, I spent the first 30 years of my adult li... Read More
A Father's Day Financial Checklist for New Dads (and Moms) Jun. 19, 2019
Dear Readers: Celebrating Father's Day for the first time can be great fun — and a little scar... Read More
The Social Security Earnings Penalty -- a Bad Law Jun. 12, 2019
The Social Security earnings penalty. I don't like this law. I've never liked this law. Before I exp... Read More
Happy Anniversary Jun. 05, 2019
My wife and I recently celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. We were married on June 1, 1974. I w... Read More
The Social Security Benefit You've Never Heard Of May. 29, 2019
Q: I will admit I am a bit of a wonky nerd. I like researching arcane bits of historical minutiae. R... Read More
Our Privacy Rights Are Being Sold, Stolen and Stripped May. 29, 2019
To get a job these days, chances are you'll have to pee in a bottle. Every company with a credit car... Read More
SSA Representatives Challenge Me May. 22, 2019
Frequently, I hear from readers who take one of my columns into their local Social Security office t... Read More
How to Modernize Immigration Laws May. 21, 2019
When I used to talk to candidate Donald Trump about immigration, I would tell him, Make sure your "b... Read More
The Official Social Security Maximizing Column May. 15, 2019
OK, it's official. I'm going to call this column, "How to maximize your Social Security benefits" an... Read More
I've Been Working on the Railroad May. 08, 2019
Q: My husband and I live in Utah. We went to file for our Social Security benefits last week. And we... Read More
