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Depending on the circumstances, your ex-spouse could claim benefits. That claim will in no way subtract from your benefits.

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A Social Security rule lets some retirees collect several months of benefits at once, but that upfront cash comes with a long ...

Dave Ramsey often challenges traditional advice on claiming Social Security at 62. Here's what he says, when it works, and ...

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Scott Kupor, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management, publishes weekly updates on OPM and the federal workforce in his blog, Secrets of OPM. In September, Kupor reported that he went ...

Couples who earn very different salaries often discover that Social Security is less flexible than it looks at first glance. The rules around when a lower earning spouse can file, and whether she can ...

When you think ahead to your retirement, you probably assume Social Security is going to play a pretty important role in ...