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Women and Social Security -- Common Misunderstandings Jan. 10, 2024
Whether you're a man or woman, Social Security rules can sometimes be confusing and hard to understa... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2024? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 03, 2024
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it ... Read More
Social Security Update for 2024 Dec. 27, 2023
It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Medicare and the 'Temporarily Rich' Dec. 20, 2023
Before I write today's column, there are two important and seemingly unrelated observations I must m... Read More
A Great Christmas Gift Idea Dec. 13, 2023
Want a great Christmas gift idea? How about giving yourself and your friends the best book about Soc... Read More
Will the Christmas Spirit Rub off on Disability Haters? Dec. 06, 2023
I was struck by something I heard the other day on a radio show. The host of the program was making ... Read More
What's That Check For? Nov. 15, 2023
A couple weeks ago, a one-time check for $90 from the Social Security Administration showed up in my... Read More
'60 Minutes' and Social Security Overpayments Nov. 08, 2023
The CBS news program "60 Minutes" ran a story this past Sunday that was critical of the Social Secur... Read More
Tips on Filing for Social Security Benefits Nov. 01, 2023
There probably is nothing I'm asked more often than some version of this question: "When should I ta... Read More
The Windfall Elimination Provision Sep. 27, 2023
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about something called the "government pension offset." It is a la... Read More
Women and Social Security: Are You Maximizing Your Benefits? Apr. 17, 2019
Dear Readers: Lately, I've been getting a lot of questions from women wondering about their Social S... Read More
Is Your Mother, Wife, Daughter Investing? Are You? Feb. 13, 2019
Dear Readers: My last two columns have focused on what are, to me, two very important topics: the im... Read More
Looking for a Good Way to Start Investing? Feb. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: In last week's column, I made a case for why getting into the stock market still makes... Read More
Turning 66 in 2019? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 02, 2019
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself, as the col... Read More
Does Working Past Age 70 Affect Your Social Security Benefits? Dec. 26, 2018
Please note: This article may contain outdated information about RMDs and retirement accounts due to... Read More
You Can Just Say 'No' Dec. 21, 2018
Dear Annie: I am in my late 70s and have been with a wonderful man for some time now. "Joe" and I bo... Read More
Their Apathy Is Not Your Fault Dec. 06, 2018
Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years, and he moved in six months ago. "Jo... Read More
Decide Now, Benefit Now -- and Later Oct. 31, 2018
As a nation, our citizenry is getting older and older. At the turn of the century, the average perso... Read More
Obama's Master Plan With Eric Holder Oct. 07, 2014
Last week, I discussed how I believe Rush Limbaugh was right in saying that Attorney General Eric Ho... Read More
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