Help wanted: Spousal benefit strategy is allowable
Photo credit: iStock | There are many considerations for those planning to apply for Social Security benefits.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
Today Help Wanted focuses on a single topic. The subject is Social Security benefits.
DEAR CARRIE: I am 65 years old, and my husband is 66. Both of us plan to retire next year. When I collect my full Social Security benefit, can my husband collect half of mine under spousal benefits? He would then wait until he is 70 to collect his own benefits. Since my husband has worked many more...
