03171cam a2200409 i 4500 1164388156 TxAuBib 20150417120000.0 140904s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014034384 9781476772295 hbk. 1476772290 hbk. (OCoLC)883146853 DLC rda eng DLC IG# BTCTA BDX YDXCP IH7 ILC TxAuBib rda Kotlikoff, Laurence J., author. Get what's yours : the secrets to maxing out your social security / Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Philip Moeller, and Paul Solman. Secrets to maxing out your social security. First Simon & Schuster [hardcover] edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015. 324 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Title page verso erroneously indicates that this is a trade paperback edition. Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-306) and index. Getting Paul nearly $50,000 in extra benefits over tennis -- Life's biggest danger isn't dying, it's living -- Social security: from A to Zzzzzzzz -- Three general rules to maximize your lifetime benefits -- Strategies to follow the three rules -- Be careful taking social security's advice -- The benefits of not retiring -- Playing social security's marital status game -- Married with benefits -- Gay couples get to claim what's theirs -- Divorced? Dark clouds and silver linings -- Widowed? Why social security is a major women's issue -- Never married or divorced too soon -- Hidden benefits for the disabled -- Government pensions and windfall penalties -- 50 good-news secrets to higher lifetime benefits -- 25 bad-news gotchas that can reduce your benefits forever -- Whither social security? "How many retirees or those nearing retirement know about such Social Security options as file-and-suspend (apply for benefits and then don't take them)? Or start-stop-start (start benefits, stop them, then re-start them)? ... [This book] covers the most frequent benefit scenarios faced by married retired couples, by divorced retirees, by widows and widowers, among others. It explains what to do if you're a retired parent of dependent children, disabled, or an eligible beneficiary who continues to work, and how to plan wisely before retirement. It addresses the tax consequences of your choices, as well as the financial implications for other investments"-- Provided by publisher. 20150417. Social security Law and legislation United States. Retirement income Law and legislation United States. Pensions Law and legislation United States. Postemployment benefits Law and legislation United States. Moeller, Philip, author. Solman, Paul, author. TXKIP