Social Security 101, 2nd Edition
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Social Security 101, 2nd Edition

From Medicare to Spousal Benefits, an Essential Primer on Government Retirement Aid

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eBook - ePub

Social Security 101, 2nd Edition

From Medicare to Spousal Benefits, an Essential Primer on Government Retirement Aid

About this book

Learn the ins and outs of the social security system in this accessible, easy-to-navigate guide with refreshed, updated information in Social Security 101, 2nd Edition.

Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a diehard bureaucrat to sleep. Social Security 101, 2nd Edition, cuts out the tedious explanations and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that’s been around since the Great Depression.

From the history of social security to its likely role in the future, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that will keep you on track as you learn how to maximize your benefits.

Whether you want to learn about calculating your retirement age or estimating your projected payments, Social Security 101 has all the answers—even the ones you didn’t know you were looking for.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. What Is Social Security?
  5. 2. The Beginnings of Social Security
  6. 3. The History of Retirement
  7. 4. The Rise of America’s Middle Class
  8. 5. Funding Social Security
  9. 6. Fixing Social Security
  10. 7. Getting a Social Security Card
  11. 8. Getting Another Card
  12. 9. Protecting Your Social Security Number
  13. 10. Qualifications for Receiving Benefits
  14. 11. Your Full Retirement Age
  15. 12. Getting Started with Social Security
  16. 13. Estimating Your Benefits
  17. 14. Disability Benefits
  18. 15. Supplemental Security Income
  19. 16. Children with Disabilities
  20. 17. Spousal Benefits
  21. 18. Survivors Benefits
  22. 19. Other Beneficiaries
  23. 20. Benefits for Children
  24. 21. Taxes on Social Security Benefits
  25. 22. Working in Retirement
  26. 23. Taking Benefits Early
  27. 24. Claiming Benefits Later
  28. 25. If You’re Self-Employed
  29. 26. Deemed Filing
  30. 27. Windfall Elimination Provision
  31. 28. Government Pension Offset
  32. 29. The Retroactive Lump-Sum Option
  33. 30. Stopping Your Benefits
  34. 31. Appealing an SSA Decision
  35. 32. Health and Social Security
  36. 33. Medicare
  37. 34. Extra Help with Prescription Costs
  38. 35. Medicare Advantage
  39. 36. Medicaid
  40. 37. Social Security and Your Retirement
  41. 38. Using a Financial Planner
  42. 39. Planning for Tomorrow
  43. 40. Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
  44. 41. IRAs, HSAs, and Self-Employment
  45. 42. Choosing the Right Investments
  46. 43. Finding Happiness in Retirement
  47. 44. Your Dream Retirement
  48. 45. If a Door Closes
  49. 46. The New Retirement
  50. About the Authors
  51. Index
  52. Copyright