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Calculating Retirement Benefits
May 18, 2023
Will Social Security Use My Medicare Earnings If They Are Higher Than My Social Security Earnings?
April 11, 2023
Isn't It True That People Turning 62 in 2023 Or Later Missed Out On The Past Two COLA Increases?
March 15, 2023
Can I Get Social Security Credit For My National Insurance Contributions In The UK?
January 18, 2023
Are You Familiar With The Benefit Adjustment That's Supposed To Occur When Some Of Your Benefits Were Withheld?
January 13, 2023
If I Continue Working After Claiming Benefits Will Those Years Count Toward My 35 Year Average?
December 9, 2022
How Is The Benefit Rate Calculated For People Who Start Benefits Early But Have Some Of Their Benefits Withheld?
November 18, 2022
Will My PIA Be Increased By The 8.7% COLA Even If I Only Earned $3K In 2022?
October 23, 2022
Will The Contributions From My Part Time Work Increase My Benefit Rate When My SSDI Turns Into Retirement?
August 7, 2022
Will Social Security Recalculate My Benefit Rate Since I'm Earning More Now Than I Did In In Some Of The Years They Used To Calculate My Current Rate?
August 5, 2022
Will My Current Earnings Replace Lower Years And Increase My Benefit Amount?
June 23, 2022
Should Social Security Recalculate My Benefit Rate If I Earn More Than I Did In One Of My Previous Highest 35 Years Of Earnings?
June 5, 2022
Can You Help Me Understand If Working At A Lower Salary For The Next Five Years Will Significantly Reduce My Benefit Amount?
December 28, 2021
What Percentage Reduction Would Be Applied To My Benefit If I File Now?
December 28, 2021
If I Claim Benefits Before FRA And If My Benefits Are Withheld Due To My Work Will Those Amounts Be Recredited At FRA?
December 11, 2021
How Can I Trust SSA To Calculate My Benefit Rate Correctly If My Online Estimates Appear To Be Wrong?
December 10, 2021
Do You Have Any Update Regarding The Wage Index Issue For People Born In 1960?
October 29, 2021
Wouldn't I Multiply My Prior Year Rate By 1.08 To Calculate My Benefit Rate If I Delay My Benefits Between FRA And Age 70?
October 21, 2021
Is There Any Update On The Glitch In Social Security Payments For People Who Turned 60 In 2020?
October 12, 2021
Do You Know If The SS ANYPIA Calculator Can Show SS Benefits For Any Month Beyond January?
October 1, 2021
How Does Retiring Mid-Year Affect The Calculation Of Your Benefit Amount?
September 27, 2021
Do I Need To Start Drawing My Benefits This Year To Get The Upcoming Social Security COLA?
September 25, 2021
Does My Primary Insurance Amount Get Adjusted By COLAs Even If I Haven't Yet Claimed My Benefits?
September 12, 2021
How Much Would Each Year Of My Annual Salary Affect My Benefit Amount?
September 1, 2021
Will My Monthly Benefit Amount Continue To Decrease Due To Lower Earnings?
August 31, 2021
How Do I Get Social Security To Give Me The Rest Of My Delayed Retirement Credits?
August 11, 2021
Should I Start My Benefits This Year Because Of A Possible Drop In The 2020 Average Wage Index?
August 6, 2021
If I Earn Enough In The Years I Reach Age 63 And 64 Will Those Earnings Be Used When Calculating My PIA?
August 1, 2021
How Big A Drop In Monthly Benefits Would I Incur If I Stop Working At Age 65?
July 21, 2021
What Will I Receive When I Start Receiving Social Security Retirement Benefits?
July 7, 2021
Is It Possible That Social Security Isn't Including COLAs In My Own Benefit Calculation Because I Already Received COLAs As A Spouse?
June 12, 2021
When I File For My Social Security Will They Count The $50K Per Year That I've Been Receiving From My Long Term Disability Policy?
April 17, 2021
Does Social Security Recalculate My Benefit Amount To Include Earnings I've Had After I Started To Draw Benefits?
February 17, 2021
Do You Think Legislators Will Fix The Benefit Calculation Problem For People Born In 1960?
January 15, 2021
Why Isn't My Benefit Much Higher Than My Husband's Even Though I Paid In A Lot More?
December 31, 2020
Can You Explain Why Paying The Maximum Contribution For 35 Years Isn't Necessarily Sufficient To Earn The Maximum Benefit?
September 4, 2020
Where Can I Find This Year's Publication For Calculating Social Security Benefits?
April 28, 2020
Will Social Security Recalculate My WEP Reduction If I Have Additional Substantial Earnings Years?
About the Author
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff is the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center.
A New York Times Bestselling author, he has written nineteen books and hundreds of professional articles and op-eds. He is a frequent television and radio guest. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo.com, Fortune, and other major publications. In 2014, The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists