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How to Notify Social Security of a Death

September 5, 2016 By kristine Leave a Comment

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The death of a loved one is typically a devastating event. Even if you don’t think about the emotional toll such a loss has on a person, there’s all the legal hoops that you need to jump through in the wake of such an event; one of the necessary steps you need to take is […]

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Changes Coming for the Windfall Elimination Provision?

April 5, 2016 By kristine Leave a Comment

Since Tax Day is less than two weeks away (I’m a CPA as well as a financial planner and a blogger), I don’t time to write a full post on this, but I saw an article that will make many of you happy (or at least hopeful). According to this article on MarketWatch.com, there is […]

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Applying for Social Security Isn’t as Hard as You Might Think

December 31, 2015 By kristine 1 Comment

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If you’ve decided now is the time to quit your job and enjoy the rest of your life, you’ll need to officially retire. Sadly it’s not as easy as just packing up your office and never coming back to work – while you can do that, you’re not going to start receiving that coveted monthly […]

Filed Under: Retirement Age, Retirement Benefits, Social Security Tagged With: apply for social security

Budget Deal Eliminates File and Suspend Social Security Filing Strategy

November 14, 2015 By kristine Leave a Comment

Last week President Obama signed the 2016 budget deal which included several surprise provisions for Social Security. The two biggest changes will be to the “file and suspend” strategy and the ability to file a “restricted application”. The loss of these two strategies will affect many Americans’ retirement plans as they were relying on these […]

Filed Under: Social Security, Spousal Benefits Tagged With: budget deal, file and suspend, restricted application, social security filing strategies, social security filing strategy

No Social Security Increase Expected for 2016

September 30, 2015 By kristine 18 Comments

Update: The SSA just announced the COLA for 2017.  Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 0.3% increase in benefits next year.  The COLA remains low due to low inflation.  More details soon… One of the greatest benefits of Social Security is that recipients receive an increase in their benefits as their expenses rise.  This is […]

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