Tag: Social Security
What matters most in retirement is how much money comes in the door every single month. That’s why this blog – and its sponsor, the Center for Retirement Research – hammers away at the wisdom of delaying when you sign up for Social Security in order to increase the size of your monthly checks. So…
2015 Budget Legislation targets “claim and suspend” and “spouse then worker.” The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 not only avoided major financial crises, but also eliminated some profitable Social Security claiming strategies. One of these strategies – “claim and suspend” – emerged in the wake of the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act of 2000,…
