We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and use strategic timing to try to optimize what you receive. When ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...

Talking to a SSA representative in person is designed to help you make sure you understand your options and make the best choice you can about when to start your widow’s benefits. Frazao Studio Latino ...

Social Security is one of the most successful social programs in U.S. history, lifting millions of retirees out of poverty. But for lifelong single, divorced and prematurely widowed women, their ...

Married couples can maximize their Social Security benefits by understanding these seven important rules about spousal, ...

Unpack Social Security myths that shrink your check, and see how taxes, timing, work rules, and spousal benefits change what ...