What is Social Security? -- The beginnings of
... Social Security -- The history of retirement -- The rise of America's middle class -- Funding Social Security -- Fixing Social Security -- Getting a Social Security card -- Protecting your Social Security number -- Qualifications for receiving benefits -- Your full retirement age -- Getting started with Social Security -- Estimating your benefits -- Disability benefits -- Supplemental Security Income -- Children with disabilities -- Spousal benefits -- Survivors benefits -- Other beneficiaries -- Benefits for children -- Taxes on Social Security benefits -- Working in retirement -- Taking benefits early -- Claiming benefits later -- If you're self-employed -- Deemed filing -- Windfall elimination provision -- Government pension offset -- The retroactive lump-sum option -- Stopping your benefits -- Appealing an SSA decision -- Health and Social Security -- Medicare -- Extra help with prescription costs -- Medicare Advantage -- Medicaid -- Social Security and your retirement -- Using a financial planner -- Planning for tomorrow -- Finding happiness in retirement -- Your dream retirement -- If a door closes -- The new retirement. Read More