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 FEB 10, 2017
Two ways to boost Social Security benefits

Working longer and postponing benefits can increase future payments.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2017
Medicare enrollment ends HSA eligibility

Working longer can allow continued contributions.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2017
Two ways to boost Social Security benefits

Working longer and postponing benefits can increase future payments.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2017
When claiming Social Security early makes sense

This strategy is not going away with the rule changes authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2017
2016 tax returns determine 2018 Medicare premiums

High-income surcharge based on new brackets next year.

Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2017
Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test

Severance pay does not count, nor do trailing insurance commissions.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2017
Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test

Severance pay does not count, nor do trailing insurance commissions.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2017
Medicare decisions get personal

In latest dispatch from the retirement front, IN editor crunches healthcare numbers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2017
Social Security to stop mailing paper statements — again

Budget restraints will limit paper benefit statements to those 60 and older.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2017
Social Security to stop mailing paper statements — again

Budget restraints will limit paper benefit statements to those 60 and older.