A small group of people can still take advantage of a Social Security rule that will soon be phased out. The Social Security provision is called filing a restricted application to receive spousal ...

Today's column addresses questions about the timing of executing a restricted application, how and when delayed retirement credits are calculated and applied, potential advantages of a restricted ...

Baby boomers who reach full retirement age this year belong to the last batch of retirees who can use the Social Security strategy known as restricted application, according to this article from ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Waiting until age 70 to claim Social Security benefits is one of the most popular financial strategies for retirement, but it can put couples that retire in their 60s in a bind if ...

Seniors who were born before Jan. 2, 1954 and reached their full retirement age will be better off filing for the Social Security restricted application, especially if their former and current spouses ...

Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s post addresses questions about restricting an application to ...

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Q: My wife were both born in 1951 and are both 64 years old. She is collecting Social Security benefits from her deceased husband — and has been doing so since before we were married. When I turn 66 I ...

Q: I turned 63 and my wife turned 61 in February of 2016, and I am unsure if there is a filing deadline for restricted application benefits? As I understand it, when my wife reaches FRA (66.4), I can ...

Baby boomers turning full retirement age in 2019 are the last class that can take advantage of a valuable Social Security strategy. The strategy lets a beneficiary restrict an application to spousal ...