If you become disabled and cannot work, you can file for social security disability benefits. Benefits are awarded based on the disability's impact on … [Read more...]

Because of a prior rule on limitations in social security benefits based on age of starting benefits, some people still think there are limits on how … [Read more...]

Let’s look at an example; Margaret just turned 62 and her husband is 64. Margaret has not worked for the past 10 years and worked 20 of the last 35 … [Read more...]

This is a really straight forward question and if the math were the only factor, here’s the straight forward answer: wait until full retirement age to … [Read more...]

All of the information in this article is based on the data at the government’s social security web site www.ssa.gov effective for 2007. But rather … [Read more...]