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Understanding Survivor Benefits
One of the most-often questioned areas of Social Security relates to the issue of survivor benefits and what scenarios need to be considered when one’s initial filing decisions are made. For example, what will be the increase a lower-earning spouse will receive when the higher-earning spouse passes, and so on. In a post on finance.yahoo.com, columnist Jeff Miller of Money Talks News provides an explanation of how “playing the ‘game’ right” can help maximize survivor benefits. Check it out here…
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