Chris Stein, CFP®
Retirement Plan Benefit Estimates
In 2013, the Department of Labor announced that they were going to require the plan administrators of “qualified” employer sponsored...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 24, 20152 min read
Question on Remarriage and Survivor Benefits
We received a question from a listener regarding the effects of remarriage on survivor benefits. As this is a common scenario when a...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 17, 20153 min read
Question on Claiming Suspended Benefits
After listening to our discussion of Suspending Benefits we had a reader/listener contact us with a hypothetical question. To set up...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 3, 20153 min read
Social Security Timeline
Most people know they are eligible for Social Security retirement benefits when they reach age 62, but there is a whole Social Security...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 17, 20156 min read
Social Security – A Better Deal Than You Think
For quite some time now there has been a movement afoot to “privatize” Social Security. The argument for privatization promotes the view...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 10, 20152 min read
Social Security’s 75th Anniversary
January 31st, 2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the very first Social Security monthly benefit check. Ida May Fuller paid into the...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Feb 3, 20153 min read
Quarters vs Credits
To qualify for Social Security benefits you have to accumulate a certain number of credits… or is it quarters? The methods on how to...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 27, 20154 min read
Social Security Analysis
This week’s post addresses a recent question from a radio show listener. She wrote: “My husband and I are both 53. He is already...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 20, 20152 min read
Withdrawing Your Social Security Application
In the past we have mentioned how important it is to fully consider all the ramifications of your choice of when to file for Social...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 13, 20152 min read
Social Security Trust Fund
What Is The Social Security Trust Fund? As the politicians begin to talk more frequently about the Social Security situation for...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 6, 20153 min read
Changes to Social Security for 2015
A new year is upon us! We have all aged a bit more and hopefully grown exponentially wiser. As we all know, the new year brings changes...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 23, 20141 min read
Happy Holidays!
We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday! We’ll be back next week with more helpful Social Security information .
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 16, 20142 min read
Leaving Your Social Security to Someone Else?
You’ve saved well, invested responsibly and accumulated more assets that you’ll need in your retirement. When you pass away, there will...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 10, 20142 min read
Social Security Benefits and Remarriage
In the past we have discussed Spousal Benefits for currently married couples as well as divorced spouses. Today I would like to cover...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 2, 20142 min read
Survivor Benefits and Continuing to Work
As a follow up on our previous posts regarding the Basics of Survivor Benefits, this week we are going to answer a question regarding how...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 25, 20141 min read
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’ll be back next week with more helpful Social Security information. Thanks for reading!
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 18, 20142 min read
Social Security – Plan Ahead
Sometimes it pays to plan ahead and learn the rules before you file for Social Security. The personnel at your local Social Security...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 11, 20142 min read
2015 Cost of Living Adjustment
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 1.7% cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2015 that will take effect this...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 4, 20142 min read
Question on Divorced Spouse Benefits
Last week we discussed a question on Social Security spousal benefits that we received via email from a person who asked if it was...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 28, 20142 min read
Question on Spousal Benefits
In a previous blog post, we explained some of the basics of Social Security Spousal Benefits. Today we answer a question from a blog...
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