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You Are Being Paid Properly
There are people receiving social security benefits who are convinced that they are being paid an unfair amount.
March 6, 2024
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Tom Margenau
Disability Benefits for Senior Citizens
Many older folks are asking me about getting disability benefits from Social Security. I'll offer some tips on ...
March 8, 2023
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Tom Margenau
Reduced Benefits Explained
Before I start today's column—a word of warning. It's going to involve a lot of messy math, and ...
November 30, 2022
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Tom Margenau
Don’t Overthink Social Security Starting Date Questions
I frequently get emails from readers who turn a little molehill of an issue into a big mountain ...
November 9, 2022
BY
Tom Margenau
Sometimes Waiting Until 70 Doesn’t Make Sense
Older adults across the country are bombarded with invitations to attend seminars that allegedly will clue them in ...
June 21, 2022
BY
Tom Margenau
Don’t Blame the Government — Blame Yourself
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security Administration, has messed up ...
May 10, 2022
BY
Tom Margenau
Angry Al and Me
I get lots of emails from my readers. Most are from nice people who have questions about their ...
May 10, 2022
BY
Tom Margenau
Over 1,000 Kellogg’s US Cereal Plant Workers Go on Strike Over Cut to Benefits and Pay
Over 1,000 Kellogg's cereal employees went on strike for more than 18 hours at various plants across the United States ...
October 6, 2021
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Katabella Roberts
Retirement Benefit Calculation—the Advanced Course
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who just want to know the time and ...
February 25, 2021
BY
Tom Margenau
The ‘Spousal Bump’
Recently, I’ve received emails from several readers who asked questions about something they call the “spousal bump.” It’s ...
January 20, 2021
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Tom Margenau
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