I am 72 and delayed getting Social Security benefits until I was 70 to increase the benefits. I have remarried, and my new ...

In November I will be 60 and eligible for widow’s benefits. My late husband’s Social Security was approximately $2,300 when ...

You will be eligible for survivor (widow’s) benefits from your deceased husband when you are 60 but be aware that by taking ...

The best time to start your Social Security benefits is simply a decision only you can make after considering such things as ...

In November I will be 60 and eligible for widow’s benefits. My late husband’s Social Security was approximately $2,300 when ...

Sometimes I’ll include something in a column about a broader topic that I think is just a small, almost insignificant piece of the puzzle. But then that nugget ends up ...

I am 72 and delayed getting Social Security benefits until I was 70 ... waiting to reach FRA or 2) starting widow benefits before reaching FRA? Will her benefit as a widow be reduced twice under ...

Will her benefit as a widow be reduced twice under the second ... she's already better off than she would have been. The rules around Social Security benefits - whether for a person's own benefits ...

Projected lifetime benefits can have relatively small differences even when a surviving spouse delays until age 70.

Social Security is commonly associated with retirement income, but its benefits extend beyond that. The Social Security ...

There is probably nothing I am asked more often than some version of this question: “When should I file for my Social ...