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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
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
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
Filing Date Still Confuses Readers Nov. 13, 2019
Even after writing several recent columns about the issue, I still get many emails from readers conf... Read More
Don't Confuse Social Security With SSI Oct. 30, 2019
Every single day, I get emails from people who will say something like this: "My wife and I are gett... Read More
How Do Social Security Survivor Benefits Add Up? Oct. 23, 2019
Dear Carrie: My husband and I are each getting Social Security based on our own work records. When o... Read More
Retroactive Social Security Benefits Explained Oct. 23, 2019
A few months ago, I briefly discussed the possibility of retroactive Social Security retirement bene... Read More
Clearing Up More Myths and Misunderstandings Oct. 16, 2019
I pointed out in last week's column that there are hundreds of myths and rumors being spread —... Read More
Social Security Program Myths Oct. 09, 2019
I could write a book called "The Top 100 Social Security Myths." And that book would be divided into... Read More
Seniors Seek Help for Their 'Kids' Oct. 02, 2019
I wrote about this phenomenon about a year ago. And it never ceases to amaze me. I'm referring to th... Read More
Divorced Women Surveyed About Social Security Sep. 25, 2019
I've written many columns in the past with messages targeted to divorced women. And I thought I had ... Read More
Can Senior Citizens Get Social Security Disability Insurance? Sep. 18, 2019
Maybe it's the sign of the times, but I've been getting a lot of emails recently from senior citizen... Read More
Social Security Clickbait Aug. 28, 2019
I'm sure you've seen these teaser links on the internet that sometimes can be too irresistible to ig... Read More
A Truly Populist Social Security Reform Aug. 22, 2019
The U.S. government's debt — that is, our and our children's debt as taxpayers — is grow... Read More
You Don't Have to Be Old to Get Social Security Aug. 07, 2019
If you were to play a word association game and the phrase "Social Security" came up, I bet many of ... Read More
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
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
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
