Shouldn’t my spousal benefit be 50% of my husband’s social security retirement benefit?


Today’s column addresses questions about whether spousal benefits are always half the other spouse’s retirement benefit, divorced survivor benefits before a retirement benefit at age 70, and how totalization agreements with other countries may affect retirement and spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a professor of economics at Boston University and founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc., which markets Maximize My Social Security and MaxiFi Planner.

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