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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Reverse mortgages under fire again
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 06, 2017
Reverse mortgages under fire again

New government report distorts facts and costs of home equity loans for seniors.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Government agency announces new reverse mortgage rules

The Department of Housing and Urban Development raises premiums, tightens borrowing limits for new loans to seniors.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2017
Social Security underpaid some survivor benefits

New report says staff errors resulted in lower payments to widows and widowers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2017
Surprising Social Security rules on divorce

Nuances of the 10-years-of-marriage rule and protections from vengeful spouses.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2017
How to fund a Social Security delay

Several strategies can cover the gap to help clients claim a bigger benefit later

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
Good health is key to retirement security

Incorporating health-care costs into retirement plans can boost an adviser's value.

A refresher course on Social Security claiming rules
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2017
A refresher course on Social Security claiming rules

New "deeming" rules can trip up claiming strategies.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 02, 2017
A refresher course on Social Security claiming rules

New "deeming" rules can trip up claiming strategies.

Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz

Only 18% of retirement age women can pass a basic quiz about how to make a nest egg last in retirement.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2017
Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz

Many female clients want advisers to educate them about investing and longevity risks.