Ask the Hammer: Should I Take the Survivors Benefit or My Social Security Benefit?
My wife recently died and I'm wondering whether it's better to take the survivors benefit or my own Social Security benefit?
That was the question posed to Jeffrey Levine, director of advanced planning at Buckingham Wealth Partners, in this episode of Ask the Hammer on Retirement Daily.
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