Social Security and Your Retirement

Few topics are more controversial and less understood than Social Security's potential impact on your retirement. Learn how to calculate your benefits and how they differ based on your retirement age, as well as other rules and strategies surrounding Social Security.
Social Security Survivor Benefits for a Spouse
Explaining Social Security Spousal Benefits
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Who Can Get a Social Security Death Benefit?
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Can Social Security Benefits Be Stopped or Suspended?
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What Is Full Retirement Age?
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Retiring Early and What It Means for Your Social Security
This illustration describes Social Security Benefits for Widows and Widowers including "Who is Eligible? You are Eligible if you were married for nine months or more to someone who has passed away," "How much can you get? (Depends on four things)," "Whether the deceased spouse had begun collecting benefits," "The deceased spouse's insurance amount (PIA)," "Whether the deceased spouse reached their FRA before their death," and "The age of the surviving spouse."
Can You Get Spousal Security Benefits?
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Should I Take Social Security Benefits While Working?
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Maybe You Shouldn't Take Social Security at 62
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Here Is How You Can Calculate Your Projected Social Security Benefit
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How to Calculate Social Security Benefits: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Learn How to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits and Minimize Taxes.
Quick Facts: The Social Security Direct Express Debit Card: You’re eligible for the card if you receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits It’s a prepaid card, so you can only use the card if you have funds on your account Use your card to withdraw funds from an ATM or get cash from a Walmart Money Center or Customer Service Desk Sign up at your local Social Security office, by calling the Direct Express hotline at 1-800-333-1795, or by visiting USDirectExpress.com Does not impact your credit
Quick Facts About the Social Security Debit Card
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Are Social Security Disability Benefits Taxable?
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Once I Retire, What’s the Biggest Social Security Check I Can Get?
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What Is the Railroad Retirement System?
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How to Apply: Get Your Social Security Benefits
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Social Security Benefits for an Ex-Spouse
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How Much Is the Average Social Security Check?
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What Is Normal Retirement Age?
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The Social Security Now and Later Spousal Benefit Strategy
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When Can I Start Collecting Social Security?
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What Is a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan?
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Social Security Disability Benefits: Everything You Need to Know
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How Retiring Early Affects Your Social Security Benefits
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Learn About Restricted Applications for Social Security Benefits
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Borrowing Money From Social Security Interest-Free
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Medicare Special Enrollment Period
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Best Cities to Retire In With Just Your Social Security Income
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Social Security Factors for Married Couples
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Refreshing Purchasing Power With COLA
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Excel at Retirement Planning With These 3 Social Security Calculators
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When to Take Social Security (It's More Complex Than You Think)
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Do You Know Your Full Retirement Age According to Social Security?
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The Now-Dead File and Suspend Social Security Strategy
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5 Key Things to Know About Social Security Retirement Benefits
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How to Get a Larger Amount of Social Security Benefits
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Keeping Your Federal Employee Health Benefits in Retirement
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4 Social Security Strategies for Smart Retirees
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When You Can and Should Enroll in Social Security and Medicare
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Can You Still Receive Social Security if You Live Abroad?
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Finding Medicare Part C Coverage at a Price You Can Afford
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Programs Available for Children Who Need Medical Financial Assistance
New Social Security rules may stop your claiming strategy.
Social Security Changes—Will They Affect You?
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Will Privatizing Save Social Security?
Part A and SSDI
Are You Eligible for Federal Disability Retirement Benefits?
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IRA Withdrawal Effect on Social Security
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Single? Here's Your Guide to When to Start Taking Social Security
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Will Social Security Still Be There When Millennials Retire?
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Use These 3 Strategies If You Plan to Retire on Social Security Alone
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Social Security Options for Divorced Women
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How Do Social Security Survivor Benefits Differ From Spousal Benefits?
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New Changes to Social Security You Should Know About
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How Early Retirement Affects Social Security Benefits
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Know How Much Your Social Security Benefits Are Worth
Women filing an ex spousal benefit.
How Old Does My Ex Need to Be for me to Get Spousal Social Security?
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Best Reasons to Apply for Social Security Early
 
 
 
 
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