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.

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A recipe for future retirement security
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
A recipe for future retirement security

Early financial literacy training is key.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Quicken offers Social Security Optimizer to consumers

LifeYield tool, previously available only to advisers, targets DIY investors.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2015
Gay couples take steps to claim Social Security benefits

Though rules still vary from state to state, the agency is encouraging all same-sex couples to register anyway.

House GOP targets Social Security funding
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2015
House GOP targets Social Security funding

House Republicans flexed their muscles during the first week of the new session of Congress, setting up a future fight over Social Security funding that will probably take shape in the lame-duck session after the 2016 elections.

Automated tools help you claim Social Security
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Automated tools help you claim Social Security

LifeYield tool, offered through Quicken, is latest to target investors

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Finding solutions to the key challenges of modern retirement

The brief golden age of retirement is over, but investing legend Charles Ellis outlines solutions to a potential crisis.

Social Security's special tax rule for repaying benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Social Security's special tax rule for repaying benefits

Amount of repayment determines method.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2015
How Social Security cost-of-living adjustments change benefits this year

Retiree benefits increase and so do taxes for high-income workers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2015
How cost-of-living adjustments change Social Security benefits this year

Retiree benefits increase and so do taxes for high-income workers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2014
Understanding Social Security rules for divorced spouses

Hint: The magic age of 66 applies to exes, too.