Social Security Q&A: Will My Retirement Benefits Be Reduced If I’ve Stopped Working?
Question: I’m 64 years old. My husband is 48 years old. We plan on quitting our jobs in March of 2015 and bicycling for two years. I will turn 66 in August 2016. I plan on taking ...
Social Security Q&A: How Can I File When My Terminally Ill Spouse Passes Away?
Question: I am 62 and started collecting my Social Security retirement in July 2014. My husband is 60 and started receiving Social Security disability in September 2014. (He was diagnosed ...
South Dakota Pension Looks at Increasing Retirement Age, Reducing COLAs for New Hires
Officials at the South Dakota Retirement System (SDRS) have spent the last two years studying a series of benefit changes that would hypothetically be applied to new members, according ...
Social Security Q&A: Won’t My Benefits Decrease if I Don’t Work Past 61?
Question: Question: I have worked all my life and made big bucks. I recently lost my job and am almost 61 years old. My husband is already on Social Security but I will get more than ...
Rhode Island Retirees, Unions Approve Pension Settlement – What Does It Mean For Benefits?
The years-long lawsuit against Rhode Island’s 2011 pension changes is nearly settled, as it was announced on Thursday that most retirees and union members had approved the proposal.
The ...
Social Security Q&A: Does Deportation Disallow Collecting Benefits?
Question: I was deported from the United States in 2007 after 45 years of being a permanent resident. Okay, I made a few mistakes. Now I’m 66 years old and would like to get my pension ...
Social Security Q&A: Can I Claim Retirement and Survivor’s Benefits?
Question: My husband passed away when I was 60 years old. I was not working that much when he died. I started taking my survivor benefits then, and still do. Can I take my own benefits ...
Video: Elizabeth Warren Calls for Stronger Rules for Retirement Planners
Last month, Open Retirement covered President Obama’s push for tighter rules on brokers who manage the retirement accounts of Americans; the rules would hold brokers to a “fiduciary ...
Social Security Q&A: Can I Really Increase My Benefits after 66?
Question: I don’t see where the extra 8 percent comes from if you wait until 70 to collect Social Security if you quit working and have no income from age 65 until that time. The ...