Discount rate, inflation and taxes determine the lifetime value.
Popular software program's improvements include the ability to compare up to four claiming strategies side-by-side.
Public employees, including some schoolteachers, may not be aware of reductions.
The question is one advisers are likely to hear more often. The answer depends on a person's financial needs, life expectancy and access to other assets.
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There are more than 2,700 "rules" around claiming Social Security benefits and most of them can be broken
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Widow's benefit could be larger than deceased spouse's reduced amount.
Widower wonders whether he should change claiming plans.
One woman finds out the real reason why her Social Security check declined.
The Labor Department should require providers to share more on fees, performance and benchmarking, GAO says.
Concern that the future of the federal safety net for seniors is precarious and the ubiquity of 401(k)s are prompting those born from 1979 to 1996 to get an earlier start on saving than prior generations, And they're ending up in stocks.
Although he had 'bills to pay,' he put his real estate in a trust and appears to have provided for his children.
Companies moving abroad to avoid taxes — corporate inversions — could trigger capital gains and additional paperwork for clients.
The right claiming strategy can significantly increase lifetime benefits
A few important concepts can help clients bring in more during their retirement years.
Blame it on family maximum limits, not sexism.
