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Retirement Benefits
December 21, 2021
Should I Start Drawing My Benefits Before Age 70 If I'd Already Be Eligible For The Maximum Amount?
September 29, 2021
Is There A Maximum Social Security Benefit Amount An Individual Can Receive?
August 19, 2021
Do You Have Any Thoughts On The Benefit Estimates On My Social Security Statement?
August 11, 2021
Is It Correct That My First Check Will Arrive In November Instead Of October?
July 28, 2021
How Will It Affect My Social Security Payment If I Start Drawing At Age 65 1/2?
June 22, 2021
Should My Husband Wait Until Next Year To Apply So That His 2021 Earnings Will Be Used To Calculate His Benefit Amount?
May 25, 2021
Will I Still Qualify For Social Security At Age 62 If I Haven't Worked In 21 Years?
May 25, 2021
Since My Husband Is 100% Disabled Through The VA, Can He Start His Social Security Benefits Early With No Reduction?
May 14, 2021
If I Take My Benefits Now But Keep Working Will I Automatically Get A Rate Increase?
April 21, 2021
How Do I Figure Out How Much My Benefit Will Be Reduced If I Start Drawing Early?
April 5, 2021
If I'm No Longer Paying Into SS Will My Benefit Go Down Each Year Until I Reach Age 67?
March 29, 2021
Which Month Should My Wife Claim Her Benefits To Receive Her Maximum Rate?
March 22, 2021
What Can I Do In The Next Few Years To Build Up Social Security Benefits For My Wife And Myself?
March 15, 2021
Do You Know If Congress Is Working To Fix The Benefit Calculation Problem For People Born In 1960?
February 27, 2021
Can Social Security Substitute The Earnings Years Used To Calculate My Benefit Rate?
February 26, 2021
Will I Get My Maximum Retirement Benefit Rate If I Start My Benefits With June?
February 19, 2021
If I Stop Working At Age 63 But Delay Taking Benefits Until Age 67, How Is The Increase In My Rate Calculated For Those Four Years?
November 5, 2020
If I Started Collecting Benefits At Age 62, Will I Get A Benefit Increase If I Quit Working?
August 25, 2020
As I Continue To Work And Pay Taxes, Do My Social Security Benefits Increase From Year To Year?
August 16, 2020
Is It True That My 2020 Earnings Won't Be Used To Calculate My Benefit Amount If I Retire Early In 2021?
August 12, 2020
Will My Earnings After Age 60 Go Towards Calculating My Social Security Benefit?
July 27, 2020
Will Social Security Reduce My Monthly Benefits If I Wait Past Age 70 To File?
July 27, 2020
Is There Any Way For Me To Independently Verify That My Social Security Benefit Is Correct?
June 17, 2020
Is There A Provision For Increasing Monthly Benefits Now Or In The Future Not Counting The CPI?
June 4, 2020
Will My Current Lower Income Significantly Reduce My Full Retirement Benefit?
June 1, 2020
Will My Personal SS Benefits Continue To Grow Until Age 70 If I'm Receiving Widow's Benefits?
May 30, 2020
Will Social Security Include My 2020 Salary In My 35 Years Of Highest Earnings?
May 19, 2020
If I Get My Social Security At Age 68 And Continue Working Will My Social Security Payout Increase?
May 5, 2020
Which Month Should I Start My Retirement Benefits In Order To Receive My Maximum Monthly Rate?
February 22, 2020
Would Replacing My Two Lowest Salary Years With Higher Salary Years Increase My Monthly Benefit?
February 7, 2020
Can I Assume That My SSA Estimate Will Be Accurate When I Apply At Age 62?
February 7, 2020
Is There A Way To Find Out What My Current Projected Benefit Will Be At Age 70?
December 18, 2019
Will I Lose Money By Waiting Until Age 70 Due To The Social Security Changes Occurring In 2021?
November 6, 2019
Will My Husband Still Be Eligible For Social Security If He Never Goes Back To Work?
November 1, 2019
Will My Benefit Amount Be Reevaluated Annually To Include My New Salary?
October 17, 2019
Is It True That My Earnings After Age 70 Can't Be Considered In Calculating My Benefits?
October 11, 2019
Is It True That They Look At Your Past 5 Years To Determine Your Benefit Rate?
September 30, 2019
What Should I Really Expect My Benefit Rate To Be Since I've Stopped Working?
February 21, 2019
Will My SS Benefit Rate Be Drastically Reduced If I Switch To A Lower Paying Career?
February 2, 2019
Is It Correct That My Benefit Rate Would Be Permanently Reduced If I Return To Work At A Lower Paying Job?
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