Chris Stein, CFP®
Question on CSRS and WEP
The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) is a defined benefit pension plan available to those who worked for the federal government...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 16, 20182 min read
Earnings Test and GPO
We recently received the following question that relates to both the Earnings Test and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). “My sister...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 9, 20182 min read
Missed Social Security Payments
A reader recently asked the following question about claiming missed Social Security payments: “I am trying to help a friend who is a...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Jan 2, 20181 min read
Question on Switching from Survivor Benefits
The advantages to claiming survivor benefits versus your own benefits can be confusing. We recently received the following question from...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 26, 20171 min read
Happy Holidays!
We’re taking a break this week to spend some time with family and friends for the holiday. We’ll be back next week with a new post. Hope...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 19, 20172 min read
Question on the Earnings Test in the Grace Year
We received the following question on the Social Securyt earnings test last week: “I turned 65 on July 8 of 2017. Retired from my job and...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 12, 20173 min read
Question on Spousal Benefit Reduction
We received the following question regarding trhe Social Security spousal benefit recently from one of our podcast listeners… “What is...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Dec 5, 20171 min read
Final Social Security Payment
We received the following question from a reader this week regarding a Social Security payment made to someone who is deceased: “My...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 28, 20173 min read
Filing Strategies for Spouses With Large Age Differences
What are the options for Social Security filing strategies when spouses have a large age difference? Limited Choices There are more...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 21, 20171 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 14, 20173 min read
Representative Payee Basics
For those people needing assistance managing their finances while receiving Social Security benefits the SSA has a program where another...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Nov 7, 20172 min read
Switching Survivor Benefits
We had the following question on Social Security survivor benefits come in this past week from a blog reader… “My mother is 69 years old...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 31, 20172 min read
Qualifying as a Spouse for Benefits
Strangely enough, there are rules that determine who qualifies as a spouse for purposes of qualifying for Social Security Spousal...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 24, 20172 min read
Question on Retroactive Benefits
The following question came in from a blog reader: “I am confused by Social Security retroactive benefits. I went in recently to file...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 17, 20171 min read
The COLA is Coming! The COLA is Coming!
Well, the wait is over for the 2018 announcement on the cost of living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security. Less than one hour ago (as...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 10, 20173 min read
Question on Earning Quarters or Credits
This week we received a question about our past blog post entitled When is a Quarter not a Quarter?. In that post I discussed a little...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Oct 3, 20172 min read
Question on Delayed Retirement Credits
Today we have a question from a reader about a past blog post. Back in May, 2017 I posted an article describing exactly how the Delayed...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 26, 20172 min read
Many Will Lose the 2018 COLA
The good news this year is it appears that there will be a relatively large (compared to recent years) Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 19, 20171 min read
New Medicare Cards Coming
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this month that they will be mailing replacement ID cards to...
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Chris Stein, CFP®
Sep 12, 20172 min read
Student Loan Debt and Social Security
Student loan debt is usually thought of as a younger person’s issue, but a new report suggests that older Americans are also facing the...
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