Chris Stein, CFP®
Can You Minimize the Impact of GPO?
The question this week is from someone asking how to minimize the impact of GPO on his wife’s non-covered pension and his Social Security...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 31, 20192 min read
Transitioning from Disability to Full Retirement Age
This week we have a question from someone curious about the timing of the transition from Social Security Disability to Full Retirement...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Should I File Retroactively?
Many people wonder, “Should I file retroactively for Social Security Benefits?”. The question this week is from someone considering...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 3, 20193 min read
How Remarrying Affects Survivor Benefits
This week the question is from a young widow wondering how remarrying affects Survivor Benefits from her deceased husband’s Social...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 19, 20193 min read
Filing a Restricted Application
The question this week is about two different Social Security concepts: filing a restricted application and employing the...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 5, 20193 min read
Spousal Benefit Rule of Deeming
This week, a question from a husband who is almost 68 years old and is wondering if he can claim spousal benefits from his wife’s Social...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 22, 20193 min read
Military Earnings Credit
This week, a question from a retired U.S. Marine who wants clarification on a Social Security earnings credit for military members: I...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Aug 8, 20194 min read
How do Social Security Disability and Insurance Work Together?
I received the following question about how Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and long-term disability insurance benefits work...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Qualifying for Disability Benefits
A question about qualifying for Social Security Disability Benefits: “I am 58 and worked from 2015 to February 2019, with very remote...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jul 11, 20193 min read
How WEP Effects Benefits
I recently received an interesting question regarding how WEP effects Benefits: “Twelve years ago, at age 50, I became a State of Ohio...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 27, 20192 min read
Filing for Social Security Benefits Retroactively
I recently received a question about filing retroactively for Social Security benefits: Am I eligible for one or six months of...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jun 13, 20192 min read
MySocialSecurity Account Trouble
I receive many questions from people having trouble with their MySocialSecurity account; this one was about getting frozen out of their...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Mar 22, 20193 min read
Social Security Reduction for the Self-Employed
In the complex world of Social Security and Taxes, there are always little “issues” floating around that could come back to harm you if...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 22, 20192 min read
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...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 26, 20181 min read
Happy Holidays!
We are taking some time off this week to spend it with family and friends over the holidays. We wish you and your families the very best...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 11, 20182 min read
Timing Your First Benefits Check
The following question came in this week… “I understand the earnings test for those under FRA but my question has to do with the period...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 27, 20181 min read
2019 COLA Changes
2019 COLA Changes Well, the wait is over for the 2019 announcement on the cost of living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security. I have...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 20, 20181 min read
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends! We’ll be back next week with another Social Security blog...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 13, 20183 min read
Overcoming Privacy Concerns With Divorced Spouse Benefits
As our long-time blog listeners/readers know, divorced spouses are entitled to receive benefits on their ex-spouse’s earnings if certain...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 6, 20182 min read
Benefit Calculation Before Full Retirement Age
The following question arrived this week: “I turned 63 in September 2018. I stopped working at the end of 2017, and do not expect to have...
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