Chris Stein, CFP®
Divorced Spouse Benefits When Exes Don’t Talk
We have blogged about divorced spouse benefits several times, but we received an email question leading us to believe we may need to...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 16, 20162 min read
State Taxation of Social Security Benefits
We’ve previously discussed the taxation of Social Security benefits on a federal level, but taxes can vary greatly from state to state...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 9, 20162 min read
Social Security Spousal Benefit Refresher
This week we received an email with questions about Social Security Spousal Benefits. The emailer asked several things I believe...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 26, 20163 min read
Recovering From the Social Security Earnings Test
Back in May, 2014 I blogged on how the Earnings Test can reduce your benefits if you are receiving benefits prior to your Full Retirement...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 19, 20163 min read
What You Should Know About Social Security Benefit Errors
With over 59 Million Americans receiving some sort of Social Security benefits it is not surprising that occasional errors occur. So...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 12, 20162 min read
Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number
In this day and age it is becoming more and more common to hear of instances of identity theft. Identity theft can take a wide range of...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 5, 20163 min read
New Social Security Changes Cost Middle Class Couple $21000
Again this week we have evidence of the negative effects of the new Social Security Changes. The proponents of these changes argue that...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 29, 20152 min read
No COLA for 2016
On October 15, 2015 the Social Security Administration officially announced the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2016 to be ZERO.*...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 22, 20151 min read
Seasons Greetings!
We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday! We’re taking the week off, but will be back next week with more important Social...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 16, 20153 min read
A Case For Claiming Social Security Benefits Early
So many Social Security claiming recommendations on our blog and elsewhere in the press involve reasons to delay claiming, we wanted to...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 8, 20153 min read
Questions On the Changes to Social Security
As word gets out about the changes to Social Security implemented in early November, we are starting to get a substantial number of...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 1, 20153 min read
Rethinking Survivor Benefits
Surviving spouses, and ex-spouses that were married at least 10 years, are eligible to receive 100% of the amount their deceased spouse...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 24, 20151 min read
Happy Thanksgiving!
We’re taking this week off to spend with family and friends. We’ll be back next week with a new blog post for you. We hope you have a...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 17, 20153 min read
New Social Security Rules Cost Divorcee $48,000
We have had our first live case of a person approaching retirement who is significantly harmed by the new Social Security rules we have...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 10, 20153 min read
Divorce Rate to Increase
While most of us in the retirement planning arena are still digesting the full impact of the significant Social Security rule changes...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 3, 20152 min read
Disappearing Social Security Strategies
I guess it was appropriate that this last weekend was Halloween since something very spooky happened with Social Security. Buried inside...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 20, 20152 min read
Zero COLA for 2016
In a blog post a month ago, we discussed the possibility of no Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits in 2016 and...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 13, 20152 min read
Military Pensions and Social Security
A blog reader recently asked us if their military pension earned from active duty in the 1990s and early 2000s would affect their Social...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 6, 20152 min read
Calculating Your Primary Insurance Amount
We’ve talked about this before, but when it comes to Social Security, your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is the most important number...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 29, 20152 min read
Spousal Benefit vs Your Own Earned Benefit
A divorced woman trying to decide between taking her own Social Security retirement benefit or the spousal benefit for which she is...
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