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Workplace Benefits How to Choose Benefits as a Married Couple During Open Enrollment 2 min read | Aug 12, 2020 Employer-sponsored benefits can be a cost-saving opportunity for most married couples. But choosing the right options can be complicated. Here’s how you can make sure your famil...
Be aware that some strategies that could maximize benefits for married couples are no longer available. The most well known example of this was “file-and-suspend.” Here’s how that used to work: When a wife reached FRA, she would file for Social Security benefits, with the husband claimi...
Yes, same-sex couples are entitled to Social Security benefits on the same terms as heterosexual couples, following the nationwide recognition of marriage equality. What are the Social Security benefits for married couples? Married couples can access spousal retirement, disability, and survivor benefits...
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"The Social Security shopping mall has 81 stores for married couples," said David Freitag, a financial planning consultant at the MassMutual Financial Group. "One size fits one with Social Security planning. It really needs to be tailored to each couple," he added. ...
As marriage rates steadily decline (married couples occupied 71% of U.S. households in 1970 but only 55% by 1994), the evidence piles up: Married people tend to eat better, earn more, take better care of themselves and handle stress better than those who are divorced, widowed or never ...
Are you married, with one spouse wanting to retire but the other one prepared to keep working? If so, you should take a close look at the "file and suspend" strategy to maximize your Social Security benefits. Spousal Benefits Spouses are entitled to Social Security benefits on their...
Married Tax Filers For married couples filing jointly, you can get the 50% credit (the maximum credit) if your income is less than $43,500 in 2023 ($46,000 in 2024). Again, the credit phases out as your income increases above those levels until you reach the maximum income limits of...
If you're married, there are circumstances where filing separately can save you money on your income taxes.