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There's a Reason for All the Rules May. 18, 2022
Sometimes readers take me to task for not explaining a particular facet of the law when I write a co... Read More
Social Security for Divorced Women May. 11, 2022
My wife and I and a group of our neighbors were chatting the other day, and it dawned on us that the... Read More
Don't Blame the Government -- Blame Yourself May. 04, 2022
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security ... Read More
Angry Al and Me Apr. 27, 2022
I get lots of emails from my readers. Most are from nice people who have questions about their parti... Read More
Social Security Benefits for Widows Apr. 13, 2022
I've saved up some questions that are either from widows or from husbands or wives wondering about f... Read More
The Best Social Security Book I've Ever Read Apr. 06, 2022
I just finished reading the best book about Social Security that I have ever read. In just under 100... Read More
How a Social Security Benefit Is Figured -- For Beginners and for Experts Nov. 17, 2021
There are some columns I could repeat over and over again — because I'm asked the same questio... Read More
File a Social Security Claim to Protect Your Rights Jun. 02, 2021
I frequently hear from readers who tell me that they contacted the Social Security Administration wi... Read More
You Are Not Getting SSI. You Are Getting Social Security! Mar. 17, 2021
Every single day, I get emails from readers that say things like this: "My wife and I are getting SS... Read More
Social Security and Women Nov. 04, 2020
I really don't have any way of knowing this, but I'm guessing the majority of my readers are women. ... Read More
Social Security -- Don't Drop the Ball Sep. 16, 2020
I frequently get emails from people who have lost out on Social Security benefits they might have be... Read More
When in Doubt, File a Claim Sep. 09, 2020
I'm going to start this column at the bottom! Or, rather, with the bottom-line message I want to del... Read More
The COVID-19 Virus and Social Security Jul. 22, 2020
Q: I keep hearing all this talk about how the COVID-19 virus is going to reduce future Social Securi... Read More
Widow Facts Jul. 26, 2019
As you can imagine, my research files for the "Positive Aging" columns are filled with statistics. F... Read More
Shutdown Silliness Jan. 24, 2018
As I am writing this, the government is in the middle of another of its silly shutdown soap operas. ... Read More
The Lights Are Still Shining Brightly at SSA Jan. 12, 2016
About a month ago, I wrote a column about possible declining service at the Social Security Administ... Read More
Have the Lights Gone Out at SSA? Dec. 16, 2015
I have a friend who, like me, is a retired Social Security Administration employee. But we are diffe... Read More
Social Security Questions: Where Can You Get Good Advice? Jul. 15, 2015
Dear Carrie: After reading guidebooks touting the benefits of taking Social Security early, I don't... Read More
