Mary Beth Franklin

Mary Beth Franklin is a Contributing Editor at Investment News specializing in Social Security, Medicare and Retirement income. She has been a financial journalist for more than 40 years, covering everything from federal budget and tax policies as a Capitol Hill reporter for United Press International to consumer finances as a writer and editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Mary Beth became a Certified Financial Planner in 2015 and is an in-demand speaker at conferences for financial professionals as well as a frequent guest on numerous radio and television programs. She is the author of “Maximizing Your Social Security Retirement Benefits” and host of the Retirement Repair Shop podcast. In her free time, Mary Beth likes to read, garden, ski and play the piano. She received a BA in Communications from American University in 1975 where she continues to mentor journalism students.

Mary Beth Franklin
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Home office deduction limited to self-employed
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 11, 2020
Home office deduction limited to self-employed

Working from home during COVID-19 might not qualify for a tax break

FPA launches philanthropic solutions certificate program
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 10, 2020
FPA launches philanthropic solutions certificate program

The six-part online series is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and qualifies for six continuing education credits

Impact of raising the Social Security taxable wage base
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2020
Impact of raising the Social Security taxable wage base

Taxing more earnings would improve the finances of the Social Security trust fund; it might also boost benefits

Reframing Social Security claiming decisions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
Reframing Social Security claiming decisions

Focusing on benefit size rather than claiming age can improve outcomes

INmail: Navigating Social Security benefits and public employee offsets
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2020
INmail: Navigating Social Security benefits and public employee offsets

Public employees in about a dozen states, as well as federal employees under the old Civil Service Retirement System, do not participate in Social Security and are not subject to payroll taxes.

Investing after the 'great reset'
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2020
Investing after the 'great reset'

Kara Murphy of Goldman suggests reviewing risk tolerance and focusing on traditional asset classes

INmail: Bad information on survivor benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2020
INmail: Bad information on survivor benefits

If a client has remarried after a divorce, they may still be eligible for divorced widow benefits when the first spouse dies.

Why the payroll tax holiday is a bad idea
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2020
Why the payroll tax holiday is a bad idea

Squeezing Social Security’s funding source could accelerate the depletion of the trust fund

INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2020
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions

If clients turn 65, and are still working and covered by an employer’s group health insurance plan, should they sign up for Medicare Part A?

Turning chaos into prospects
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2020
Turning chaos into prospects

More than 300 attendees tune into InvestmentNews' virtual Women Adviser Summit