Social Security Q&A: Isn’t My Excess Spousal Supposed to Be 33% of My Ex’s Retirement?
Question: I am a divorced 65-year-old who, after 40 years of marriage, had to start collecting Social Security benefits at almost 63 because of the Arizona economy. I receive $710 ...
Social Security Q&A: How Can I Resolve a Potential Error in My Benefit Estimate?
Question: My question is unusual. I tried to get help in the Social Security office, but got none. I immigrated to the U.S. in 1989 and am still working for the same employer. In 2010, ...
Social Security Q&A: Is It Better to File Early or Tap into Assets for Needed Cash?
Question: The husband, who is 63 and not employed, just filed for Social Security in order to purchase a downsized home. The wife is 62 and took a buyout in 2013. They have a $546,000 ...
Social Security Q&A: If I Take a Survivor’s Benefit, What Happens to My Retirement Benefit?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Social Security Q&A: As a High Earner, Should I Take Spousal Before Retirement?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Social Security Q&A: Does the Earnings Test Only End After 70?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Social Security Q&A: Do I Have to Wait Till 60 to Claim Survivor’s Benefits?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Social Security Q&A: How Will a Survivor’s Benefit Affect My Retirement Benefit at 66?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Social Security Q&A: How Do My Decisions Affect My Disabled Child’s Benefits?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
Social Security Q&A: How Can We Maximize a Lower Earner’s Spousal and Survivor Benefits?
Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University who has been answering questions and writing columns about Social Security each week for the past two years on PBS ...
