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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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2017
Both spouses don't always need to delay Social Security until 70

Sometimes it's better to coordinate claiming strategies where one collects spousal benefits.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2017
Stay up on Medicare enrollment with annual reviews

How to help clients navigate yearly changes that could affect their coverage and costs.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2017
Seniors get hopping to meet reverse-mortgage deadline

Demand for mandatory pre-loan counseling outstrips supply as Oct. 2 looms.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 26, 2017
Seniors scramble to beat reverse mortgage deadline

Demand for mandatory pre-loan counseling outstrips supply.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 22, 2017
More retirees seek professional advice on Social Security

Future retirees also appear more willing to wait to claim larger benefits than previous waves of retirees, according to a new study.

Demand for Social Security advice growing
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2017
Demand for Social Security advice growing

Majority of future retirees threaten to switch from advisers who don't offer guidance.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Social Security COLA could get wiped out by Medicare costs

But higher-income retirees' health insurance costs might remain the same.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2017
Retirement-income theories confront reality

Latest robo-adviser challenges rule-of-thumb approaches.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2017
Government report distorts facts and costs of reverse mortgages

The report overstates the typical cost of a reverse mortgage in today's marketplace and misinterprets Social Security claiming strategies.

How to appeal higher Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2017
How to appeal higher Medicare premiums

New monthly Medicare surcharges will go into effect in 2018, but sometimes they can be reversed.