Understand Social Security spousal rules so you can maximize your benefits, coordinate effectively with your spouse, and avoid mistakes during retirement.

Key Takeaways With couples who depend on Social Security, the higher earner’s claiming age heavily influences how much income ...

Social Security spousal benefits can be a great boon for retirement planning among couples for whom one partner spent more ...

“The solution isn’t compromise; it’s structure. When couples define clear ‘now, soon, and later’ buckets with agreed-upon ...

Here’s a pop quiz for married couples. Do you know your spouse’s salary? What about the balance of your partner’s 401(k) — and credit card? Bonus points if you can cite how much your husband or wife ...

Married couples should understand the differences between retired-worker benefits and spousal benefits. A recent Social Security survey from MassMutual found that nearly 3 in 10 adults nearing ...

Many people tell me that their spouse won’t agree to come into couples counseling, which is why I have two podcast episodes discussing what you can say to convince them that this is necessary. However ...

For 20 years Jim and Claudia Moll counseled young couples as they readied for marriage.

Census infographic highlighting foreign-born spouses trend in the U.S. Sept. 5, 2013— -- highlights from the brief include: Among the mixed-nativity married-couple households — households with ...