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OK. I'm going to try something here that I hope does not break any Community rules of etiquette. Since @GailL1 and @fffred both provided valuable information, I will mention those replies here, recap those replies as best as I can, and accept my own ...
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Hi @fffred . I just now read your reply. Yes, the Open Social Security tool also calculates my wife's spousal benefit using my 2023 PIA. I just was not sure I could trust it. I was looking for some confirmation. Thanks for the Larry Kotlikoff referra...
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Yes. I know that Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) are added to my benefit since I filed at age 70. And I know that the spousal benefit does not include those DRCs. By contrast, if I had filed for benefits at my FRA (age 66), then my benefit amount w...
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Thanks @fffred for the response and information on the Open Social Security tool.Yes. I have read that the PIA increases with COLA each year. That much I understand. But here is where my specific confusion lies. I have heard that my wife's spousal be...
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I was reading a thread on spousal benefits when I came across a reply from someone who referred to something called Open Social Security which bills itself as a free, open-source Social Security strategy calculator. I went to that web site, plugged i...
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OK. I'm going to try something here that I hope does not break any Community rules of etiquette. Since @GailL1 and @fffred both provided valuable information, I will mention those replies here, recap those replies as best as I can, and accept my own ...
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Hi @fffred . I just now read your reply. Yes, the Open Social Security tool also calculates my wife's spousal benefit using my 2023 PIA. I just was not sure I could trust it. I was looking for some confirmation. Thanks for the Larry Kotlikoff referra...
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Yes. I know that Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) are added to my benefit since I filed at age 70. And I know that the spousal benefit does not include those DRCs. By contrast, if I had filed for benefits at my FRA (age 66), then my benefit amount w...
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Thanks @fffred for the response and information on the Open Social Security tool.Yes. I have read that the PIA increases with COLA each year. That much I understand. But here is where my specific confusion lies. I have heard that my wife's spousal be...
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I was reading a thread on spousal benefits when I came across a reply from someone who referred to something called Open Social Security which bills itself as a free, open-source Social Security strategy calculator. I went to that web site, plugged i...
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OK. I'm going to try something here that I hope does not break any Community rules of etiquette. Since @GailL1 and @fffred both provided valuable information, I will mention those replies here, recap those replies as best as I can, and accept my own ...
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Hi @fffred . I just now read your reply. Yes, the Open Social Security tool also calculates my wife's spousal benefit using my 2023 PIA. I just was not sure I could trust it. I was looking for some confirmation. Thanks for the Larry Kotlikoff referra...
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Yes. I know that Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) are added to my benefit since I filed at age 70. And I know that the spousal benefit does not include those DRCs. By contrast, if I had filed for benefits at my FRA (age 66), then my benefit amount w...
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Thanks @fffred for the response and information on the Open Social Security tool.Yes. I have read that the PIA increases with COLA each year. That much I understand. But here is where my specific confusion lies. I have heard that my wife's spousal be...
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I was reading a thread on spousal benefits when I came across a reply from someone who referred to something called Open Social Security which bills itself as a free, open-source Social Security strategy calculator. I went to that web site, plugged i...
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| Date Registered | 04-21-2022 04:06 PM |
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