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Family Maximum Benefit
A reader from Missouri asks about factoring the family maximum benefit into the decision of when to start taking Social Security.  “How...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 73 min read
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Social Security Survivorship & Child-In-Care Benefits
A reader from Oklahoma asks about his mother's ability to claim Social Security survivor and child-in-care benefits. "My dad just passed...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 8, 20244 min read
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Social Security Child-In-Care Benefits
A reader has made some comments about child-in-care benefits linked to Social Security. "On two recent podcasts, I've waited to hear you...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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How Does A Family's Social Security Benefit Affect A Child's Social Security Benefit?
A reader from North Carolina would like to know how the family's maximum Social Security benefit affects a child's Social Security...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 16, 20214 min read
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Social Security and Tax Brackets
A reader asks for confirmation of the rules around his mother retroactively filing for her Social Security benefit. "My mom will hit her...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 22, 20213 min read
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Spousal Benefits and Social Security
A reader from Arizona wants more information on claiming Social Security spousal benefits at her husband's Full Retirement Age (FRA). "I...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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RMDs, Social Security, Annuities, and Pension Survivor Benefits
A Florida reader wrote a while back wanting to know about his wife's potential to claim a Social Security spousal benefit based on the...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 13, 20204 min read
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Spousal and Dependent Benefits
I received the following question: My wife and I have full legal and physical custody of our granddaughter. She is 16 months old and...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 22, 20192 min read
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Spousal Child in Care Benefits
We recently received this excellent question regarding spousal child in care benefits, so I want to share it with all of you. “My husband...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Apr 17, 20182 min read
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Question on Family Maximum
We received an interesting email question this week that covers a couple confusing elements of the Social Security family maximum and the...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 5, 20172 min read
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Child-In-Care Spousal Benefits
We had the following question come in about Child-In-Care Spousal benefits and how they are affected by early filing: I am 66 and just...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 11, 20172 min read
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Basics of Survivor Benefits
If a person who has earned survivor benefits passes away, the family members they leave behind may be eligible for those survivor...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 23, 20142 min read
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Social Security Child Benefits
We recently received an e-mail question from a blog post listener who wrote: I am 63 and still work with a salary that would cancel my...
Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 16, 20144 min read
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