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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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