When a spouse dies, the emotional shock often collides with an immediate financial question: what happens to the Social Security income that helped pay the bills. Survivor rules are technical, but ...

You might get the call that your ex has died and feel a mix of shock, grief, and paperwork dread. In the middle of all of that, money might be the last thing you want to think about. But for many ...

Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they have so many other things on their minds. I'm talking about handling the ...

Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. That confusion comes at a time when they have so many other things on their minds. I’m talking about handling the Social ...