Congress recently began to phase out file-and-suspend Social Security claiming strategies that married couples have used to maximize their lifetime benefits. The upshot is that married couples will be treated like singles: the combination claiming strategies are now generally eliminated. But if you are at least 62 in 2015 and you haven’t claimed Social Security […]
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5 Tips to Claim the Most Social Security Over Your Lifetime
Are you thinking of retiring and trying to figure out how to maximize your Social Security benefits over your lifetime? Glance through these five tips and you’ll be in a better position to understand how you can claim the biggest lifetime benefit based on your (and your spouse’s) work history. For a bit of history, […]