Saturday, February 25, 2017

Social Security




SSN SSA 
Social Security Survivor Benefits – The Rules
Social Security Survivor Benefits for a Spouse 
Social Security: The Survivor Benefit, Simplified 
寡婦領遺夫福利 如何選擇較高金額 

Survivors Planner: How Much Would Your Benefit Be? survival benefit
remarry after 60
Formula for Family Maximum Benefit 3394
$1411 / 75% = $1881
 
Social Security Benefit Amounts For The Surviving Spouse 
 rate 28.5/7 = 4.07%/year amount increase
           do this if live less than this age 
60  71.5%  x+7 78.56 $1345 
61  75.57% x+6 80.56 
62  79.64% x+5 82.56 
63  83.71% x+4 84.56 
64  87.79% x+3 86.56 
65  91.86% x+2 88.56 
66  95.93% x+1 90.56 
67 100.0%            $1881 
               84.96 average life expectancy 

Income exempt limit, working during retirement (Exempt Amounts Under The Earnings Test) $17640

Maximize benefit: begin at 60 or full retirement age and switch to below at 70 

2024 survivor 60 $2796 67 $3911 70 $4873 
     self     62 $2710 67 $3911 70 $4873 

Retirement Planner: Benefits, Retire Early bridge with 401k (mid 2028 59½) 
Delayed Retirement Credits 
Medicare end of 2033, 65 yrs

35 top earning years to get maximum benefit, 1997-end of 2031, 63 yrs 

yr  pct yr past 70

            start if live less than this age
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62  70% x+8  74.67
63  76% x+7  76.67
64  82% x+6  78.67
65  88% x+5  80.67
66  94% x+4  82.67
67 100% x+3  80.5
68 108% x+2  82.5
69 116% x+1  84.5
70 124% x

Children health insurance 26 years old, 10/2027(58), 4/2030(60.5) 
Graduate from college, 5/2023 (54), 5/2026 (57)
Leaving home, 9/2019 (50), 9/2022 (53)

COLA Cost-of-Living Adjustments, CPI-W graph
CPI over the years Consumer Price Index, graph/chart 

Sunday, February 19, 2017

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