What You Need to Apply for Social Security Retirement Benefits
When you’re applying for retirement benefits, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will need a lot of information about your recent earnings, marital history, military background, whether you qualify [more…]
What You Need to Apply for Social Security Survivor Benefits
When you’re applying for Social Security survivor benefits, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will need a lot of information about you and the decedent. You can file for survivor benefits, for adults [more…]
What You Need to File for Social Security Disability Benefits
When you’re applying for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will need a lot of information about your identity, work history, and medical records. You should file for disability [more…]
Four Outrageous Myths about Social Security
Something about Social Security stirs the popular imagination. Rumors and phony stories have attached themselves to the SSA from the start. Sometimes you can identify the grain of truth that sprouts into [more…]
Six Reasons Young People Should Care about Social Security
If you have years until retirement, you have a vital stake in the future of Social Security. For starters, proposals to modify benefits — such as by raising the retirement age or reducing benefit levels [more…]
Success Rates for Social Security Disability Insurance Claims
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) covers disabled workers and, in some cases, the family members who depend on them financially. SSDI benefits may also go to disabled widows and disabled adult [more…]
Ten Ways to Save for Retirement If You're Over 50
If life's circumstances have forced you to put off dealing with your retirement plans until later in life, the road to a successful retirement is different from that of someone who's just starting out. [more…]
