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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Testing Social Security 'what if' scenarios
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2015
Testing Social Security 'what if' scenarios

Advisers ask what happens to benefits when clients retire before 62.

Discover your own freedom threshold in retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2015
Discover your own freedom threshold in retirement

Downsizing is a myth, one study finds: A third of retirees bought bigger houses.

Boomers' unique spin on retirement housing
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2015
Boomers' unique spin on retirement housing

Discovering a freedom threshold and dispelling the downsizing myth

How to best minimize taxes during retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2015
How to best minimize taxes during retirement

Combine tax-efficient withdrawals and Social Security claiming strategies to improve retirement outcomes.

When employees are their own worst enemies
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 09, 2015
When employees are their own worst enemies

Improved 401(k) plan features have proven successful, but a big challenge remains: how to plug the leakage in plan assets when workers switch jobs.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2015
Investigate Social Security claiming tools for free

When considering a Social Security software program, make sure it covers all of your potential client profiles.

Social Security reaches 75th anniversary of first monthly retirement check
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2015
Social Security reaches 75th anniversary of first monthly retirement check

Retirement benefits underscore the value of lifetime income, inflation protection.

The story of the first Social Security beneficiary
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2015
The story of the first Social Security beneficiary

Ida May Fuller paid in $24.75. Guess how much she got out?

Two new Social Security books to add to your go-to list
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2015
Two new Social Security books to add to your go-to list

Add one to your bookshelf and refer clients to the other.

Why these books could help increase your Social Security check
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2015
Why these books could help increase your Social Security check

How many rules does Social Security have? Try 2,800-plus