For many retirees, Social Security benefits form the backbone of their financial stability. The calculation of these benefits is based on your highest 35 years of earnings. During these years, you ...

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It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates scheduled for the following year. I already discussed some of these updates in a ...