Understanding Social Security Spousal Benefits and Survivor Benefits
Social Security benefits can provide a nice income stream during retirement or in the event of a spouse's death. There are over 1800 rules to the system and understanding how benefits actually work can go a long way in helping you maximize your Social Security benefits. Today, we are going to explore two facets of Social Security program: Spousal benefits and survivor benefits and help you better understand them to help you make good decisions around your Social Security strategy.