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New Law

August 13, 2018

Does The New Law Have Any Impact On Me?

August 13, 2018

Is This Information Accurate?

October 18, 2017

Do You Know Of Anyone Who Has Successfully Changed Their Divorce Decree Based On The New SS Rules?

October 4, 2017

Can I File Just For Spousal Benefits And Allow My Own Rate To Grow Until Age 70?

June 12, 2017

Can We Still File And Suspend?

October 12, 2016

Am I Correct That I Can Still File A Restricted Application For Spousal Benefits Only At FRA?

August 4, 2016

Can I Stay On Child In Care Benefits Until Age 70?

July 29, 2016

Are We Still OK After the Law Changes?

July 22, 2016

Am I Grandfathered Under The New Law?

July 16, 2016

Why Was I Shafted By The Change In Social Security?

July 11, 2016

Have Things Changed?

July 10, 2016

Revised Answer: Does the New Law Affect Divorced Spouse's Benefits?

July 9, 2016

Can I File Just for My Spousal Benefit at FRA?

July 9, 2016

Can My Spouse Really Restrict Her Application at or after FRA?

July 8, 2016

Does the New Law Prevent My Divorced Spouse's Benefits?

July 8, 2016

How Should I File under the New Law?

July 8, 2016

Should I File and Suspend?

July 8, 2016

How Does the New Law Affect Filing and Suspending for Us?

July 7, 2016

Can I Still File For Only Divorced Spousal Benefits At Age 66?

July 7, 2016

Do We Understand the New Law Correctly?

July 6, 2016

Was I Mistaken About the New Law?

July 5, 2016

Should My Wife And I Both File & Suspend?

July 4, 2016

Will I Be Deemed?

July 2, 2016

Can We Restrict an Application under the New Law?

July 2, 2016

Does the New Law Affect Me?

July 2, 2016

Social Security Said I Wasn't Eligible For Divorced Spouse's Benefits Because of the New Law.

June 29, 2016

How Does The New Law Affect Us?

June 28, 2016

Does your software take into account the new law?

June 22, 2016

When Can My Wife Apply For Spousal Benefits?

June 4, 2016

Are We Grandfathered Under the New Law?

November 1, 2015

Column: Congress is pulling the rug out from people's retirement decisions

October 27, 2015

Proposed budget bill would have devastating effects on millions' Social Security benefits

May 4, 2016

5 secrets and 5 gotchas to help you navigate Social Security's new rules

May 26, 2016

Column: What's the real deadline for the file and suspend strategy?

January 31, 2017

Should I Be Concerned About New Laws Affecting Me?

January 26, 2017

Will I Still Be Able To File For Spousal Benefits At Age 66 And Not Touch My Own Benefits Until Age 70?

January 25, 2017

Are My Wife And I Grandfathered Under The File And Suspend Option?

January 9, 2017

Will The Election Affect My Benefits?

January 5, 2017

Are My Wife And I Grandfathered Under The New Law?

January 3, 2017

Is My Wife Grandfathered Under The New Law?

January 2, 2017

Do You Expect Any New Laws That Will Affect Me?

December 24, 2016

Should I Change My Plans Due To The Election?

December 21, 2016

Does The New Law Affect Me?

December 19, 2016

Will Paul Ryan's Plan Affect Me?

December 18, 2016

Is It Too Risky To Wait?

December 10, 2016

Have The New Deeming Rules Passed By Congress In 2015 Been Finalized?

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