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Social Security Update for 2023 Dec. 28, 2022
It has been my custom for most of the past 25 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Agency Puts Lump of Coal in Seniors' Stockings Dec. 21, 2022
Just last week, I wrote a column in which I passed along my ideas for a holiday gift for senior citi... Read More
My Holiday Gift Ideas for You Dec. 14, 2022
My holiday gift guide doesn't include a box of chocolates or tickets for a Caribbean cruise. This is... Read More
Biden's 401(k) Heist Dec. 07, 2022
President Joe Biden's going after 401(k) retirement accounts, risking millions of workers' comfortab... Read More
Your Right to File a Claim for Benefits Dec. 07, 2022
Here is the bottom-line message of this column: If there is any doubt or question in your mind about... Read More
Reduced Benefits Explained Nov. 30, 2022
Before I start today's column — a word of warning. It's going to involve a lot of messy math, ... Read More
Give Thanks for Social Security Nov. 23, 2022
Around this year's Thanksgiving holiday, I'm going to suggest that we Americans give thanks for the ... Read More
Happy Birthday, SSI! Nov. 16, 2022
I was playing one of my morning online word puzzles when up popped a little blurb from a senior citi... Read More
Don't Overthink Social Security Starting Date Questions Nov. 09, 2022
I frequently get emails from readers who turn a little molehill of an issue into a big mountain of a... Read More
Rules I Can't Explain Nov. 02, 2022
I really get upset when readers tell me that they talked to a Social Security Administration employe... Read More
No Social Security Taxes Means No Social Security Benefits Oct. 26, 2022
Q: My husband is a 58-year-old farmer. He is a very stubborn man. He is opposed to paying any kind o... Read More
Social Security COLA for 2023 Oct. 19, 2022
In mid-October every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on ch... Read More
October 16, 2022 Oct. 16, 2022
Dear Annie: My wife's parents are somewhat typical baby boomers. Enjoying the privileges of early re... Read More
Social Security Pop-up Ads Are So Misleading Oct. 12, 2022
In the last month or so, I've written two columns about Social Security "news" articles I've seen in... Read More
Questions Seldom Asked Oct. 05, 2022
Because I've been writing this column for about a quarter-century now, you probably can guess that t... Read More
October 1, 2022 Oct. 01, 2022
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law blatantly favors her oldest granddaughter, "Miranda," to the exclusion ... Read More
100 Social Security Myths Busted Sep. 28, 2022
I've just released a new book. It's called "Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts." You can get a... Read More
Delayed Retirement Credits Explained Sep. 21, 2022
People who delay starting their Social Security beyond their full retirement age get a bonus equal t... Read More
Early Retirement Reduction Can Be Adjusted Later Sep. 14, 2022
There is a little-known Social Security rule that may help some people who started their Social Secu... Read More
Why Privatizing Social Security Can't Work Sep. 07, 2022
About a month or so ago, I wrote a column in which I just briefly mentioned that any plans to privat... Read More
