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 SEP 20, 2013
Most retirees get only one chance to claim Social Security benefits

But a spouse can sometimes step up to a larger benefit later

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2013
When are children eligible for Social Security?

Don't miss out on benefits one expert calls “the Viagra college fund"

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2013
Timing is everything when ex-spouses claim Social Security

Ex can claim on former spouse's record, even one who hasn't yet retired.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2013
What's in a (Social Security) number?

Those famous nine-digit numbers are no longer tied to geography

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2013
Biological ties trump marriage bond for Social Security benefits

Young child qualifies when a parent claims retirement benefits.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2013
Simple tool answers ultimate retirement question: Can I afford to retire?

goalgamiPro software designed with independent RIAs in mind.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2013
Over the border

Mary Beth Franklin on how baby boomers' interest in retiring overseas is growing and what retirees' top considerations should be when looking over the border.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2013
You may get just one chance to claim Social Security benefits

But your spouse can sometimes step up to a larger benefit later

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2013
Higher earnings limit applies in the year worker reaches 66

Social Security earnings cap disappears at full retirement age.

NEWS OPINION SEP 05, 2013
Social Security spousal benefits don't earn delayed retirement credits