Help your clients make the most of Social Security

Help your clients make the most of Social Security

Combining Social Security benefits with 401(k) assets can help long-term savers replace more than 60% of current income in retirement, according to a recent report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. While many clients are probably planning to include Social Security as a source of retirement income, they may not be aware of certain factors

Marriage means more options to claim Social Security

Marriage means more options to claim Social Security

Married couples have multiple options to claim Social Security in retirement, including specific strategies that use the timing of the claim to maximize spousal benefits. In certain cases, these strategies can result in an increase in both lifetime and survivor benefits. Two of the most common strategies are restricted application and file and suspend. Here