spousal benefits

Most of the time, a spouse who retired early will not be able to switch to full spousal benefits after reaching full retirement age.

Deciding when to collect Social Security spousal benefits requires careful timing to get the most from it. Applying ...

I will occasionally get questions, almost always from women who spent much of their adult life as homemakers ...

Before I start today's column—a word of warning. It's going to involve a lot of messy math, and ...

By Elliot Raphaelson Q: In a recent column, you indicated that if you remarried after age 60, and had ...

Q: It has always puzzled me why Social Security takes back a person's Social Security check for the ...

Recently, I’ve received emails from several readers who asked questions about something they call the “spousal bump.” It’s ...