About a month ago, I wrote a column in which I explained how “full retirement age” (the age at which a person can claim 100 percent of his or her Social Security retirement benefits) is going up. To ...
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...
When a spouse dies, many widows assume that Social Security will automatically pay them the highest benefit available. That assumption is understandable, but it isn't always true. In reality, eligible ...
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She lost her spouse and financial plan; now $60,000 must last until age 90
Quick Read Widows at 66 receive 100% of their deceased spouse’s Social Security benefit but household expenses remain at ...
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Delaying Social Security to 70 could add $115,000 to a widow’s lifetime income
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