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Social security / by Jonathan Peterson.

Social security for dummies (portion title)
AARP social security (portion title)

Peterson, Jonathan, (author.).

Summary:

A step-by-step guide to getting Social Security benefits for you and your family. Peterson gives you the practical information you need to make the most of the program, and make smart decisions about retirement.

Record details

ISBN: 9781119689928
ISBN: 1119689929
Physical Description: xi, 317 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: 4th edition.
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What social security is and why you need it -- A breakdown of benefits -- Deciding when to start collecting retirement benefits -- Protecting your number and securing your card -- Signing up for benefits -- Determining how much you've earned -- Navigating the system -- When you and social security disagree: the appeals process -- Spousal benefits: watching out for each other -- Family benefits: who gets what -- When you can't work: social security disability benefits -- Enrolling in medicare -- Working in "retirement" -- Shaping a financial future you can live with -- Ten myths about social security -- Ten reasons young people should care about social security -- Ten choices facing the country about the future of social security.