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How Retirement Benefits Are Figured Feb. 08, 2023
After doing this column for so many years (more than a quarter century now), I've learned there are ... Read More
Message to Homemakers: Building Up Your Own Social Security Might Not Be Worth It Feb. 01, 2023
I will occasionally get questions, almost always from women who spent much of their adult life as ho... Read More
Columnist Turns a Molehill Into a Mountain Jan. 25, 2023
Several readers shared with me a story that ran in many newspapers around the country headlined: "So... Read More
The Problems With Running a Disability Program Jan. 18, 2023
Several readers recently sent me copies of a news story that appeared in papers around the country. ... Read More
Biden's ESG Investment Rules Threaten Your Retirement Savings Jan. 17, 2023
President Joe Biden's Labor Department recently announced a new rule that will permit money managers... Read More
Be Prepared Jan. 11, 2023
I got an email from a woman who had recently filed for widow's benefits. She was writing to tell me ... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2023? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 04, 2023
I write a column like this one every January, but I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it contai... Read More
Social Security Update for 2023 Dec. 28, 2022
It has been my custom for most of the past 25 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Agency Puts Lump of Coal in Seniors' Stockings Dec. 21, 2022
Just last week, I wrote a column in which I passed along my ideas for a holiday gift for senior citi... Read More
My Holiday Gift Ideas for You Dec. 14, 2022
My holiday gift guide doesn't include a box of chocolates or tickets for a Caribbean cruise. This is... Read More
Biden's 401(k) Heist Dec. 07, 2022
President Joe Biden's going after 401(k) retirement accounts, risking millions of workers' comfortab... Read More
Your Right to File a Claim for Benefits Dec. 07, 2022
Here is the bottom-line message of this column: If there is any doubt or question in your mind about... Read More
Reduced Benefits Explained Nov. 30, 2022
Before I start today's column — a word of warning. It's going to involve a lot of messy math, ... Read More
Give Thanks for Social Security Nov. 23, 2022
Around this year's Thanksgiving holiday, I'm going to suggest that we Americans give thanks for the ... Read More
Happy Birthday, SSI! Nov. 16, 2022
I was playing one of my morning online word puzzles when up popped a little blurb from a senior citi... Read More
Don't Overthink Social Security Starting Date Questions Nov. 09, 2022
I frequently get emails from readers who turn a little molehill of an issue into a big mountain of a... Read More
Rules I Can't Explain Nov. 02, 2022
I really get upset when readers tell me that they talked to a Social Security Administration employe... Read More
No Social Security Taxes Means No Social Security Benefits Oct. 26, 2022
Q: My husband is a 58-year-old farmer. He is a very stubborn man. He is opposed to paying any kind o... Read More
Social Security COLA for 2023 Oct. 19, 2022
In mid-October every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on ch... Read More
October 16, 2022 Oct. 16, 2022
Dear Annie: My wife's parents are somewhat typical baby boomers. Enjoying the privileges of early re... Read More
