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SSA Calculators

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Other Retirement Calculators

  • Bankrate
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  • Fidelity
  • Ameriprise
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Survivors Benefit Links

  • Widows/Widowers or Surviving Divorced Spouse's Benefits
  • Child's Benefits
  • Mother's or Father's Benefits
  • Lump-Sum Death Payment
  • Parent's Benefits

Other Links

  • Appeal A Decision - Disability Benefits
  • CPI Inflation Calculator
  • Federal Court Review Process
  • Find a Licensed Medicare Agent Near You
  • Formula for Family Maximum Benefit
  • How Work Affects Your Benefits
  • Life Actuarial Table
  • Life Expectancy Calculator
  • List of Social Security Advisors
  • Maximum Taxable Earnings Chart
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors Form
  • National Network of Reputable Financial Advisers
  • Payment Abroad Screening Tool
  • Receiving Benefits While Working
  • Receiving Survivors Benefits Early
  • Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order
  • Retirement Earnings Test Calculator
  • Social Security Administration Consent for Release of Information
  • Social Security Benefits Are Headed for the Biggest Increase in 40 Years
  • Social Security Credits
  • SSA Consent for Release of Information
  • SSA People Like Me
  • State Tax Agencies
  • Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States

About the Author

Matt Feret is the author of the Prepare for Social Security - The Insider’s Guide and the Prepare for Medicare - The Insider’s Guide book series and launched PrepareforSocialSecurity.com and PrepareforMedicare.com to help people get objective answers to questions about Social Security and Medicare. Matt is also the host of The Matt Feret Show. He has held leadership roles at numerous Fortune 500 Medicare health insurers in sales, marketing, operations, product development, and strategy for over two decades.

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